FF members’ threat to quit over boundary

GREEN Party leader and Environment Minister John Gormley could trigger resignations within Fianna Fáil if he implements a report on constituency changes unaltered.

Senior Fianna Fáil members in Leitrim have threatened to resign if the Oireachtas approves the recommendations of the constituency commission.

The commission recommended that Leitrim should remain in its present state (divided in half and attached to two other counties, Sligo and Roscommon). The constituencies are Sligo-North Leitrim and Roscommon-South Leitrim.