FG director of elections slapped over SF remarks

FINE GAEL leader Enda Kenny moved to slap down his director of elections yesterday for claiming the party could go into Government with Sinn Féin.

Mr Kenny said Frank Flannery had been “reminded of his responsibilities” after the party became embroiled in a wrangle over a future coalition with the republicans.

Fine Gael denied the incident had been a ploy to signal to supporters in Dublin to transfer votes to Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald in order to keep out the Fianna Fáil candidate.