FG and Labour claim transfer pact success

FINE GAEL and Labour yesterday maintained that the so-called Mullingar Pact between the two parties was working well despite claims by Fianna Fáil that it had failed in the Meath and Kildare by-elections.

Both Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny and the Labour Party’s Eamon Gilmore yesterday maintained the vote transfer agreement between both parties had been successful.

Mr Kenny said that his party’s successful candidate in Meath, Gerry McEntee, had benefited from between 65-70% in transfers from Labour candidate Dominic Hannigan.