TD suggests Sinn Feín/Fianna Fáil coalition

A Fianna Fáil TD yesterday openly called for his party to seriously consider going into coalition with Sinn Féin after the next election.

Cork East Deputy Ned O’Keeffe told the Irish Examiner that he fully concurred with the comments of Minister for Foreign Affairs Dermot Ahern that it was only a matter of time before Sinn Féin went into Government in the South.

But yesterday, Mr O’Keeffe became the first FF deputy to advocate consideration of a coalition arrangement with Sinn Féin after the next General Election.