FG and Labour row over council alliance pact

A ROW has broken out between Fine Gael and Labour over a proposed pact to control Cork County Council.

Labour has backed away from the pact, leaving Fine Gael trying to cobble together an alliance with independents in order to ensure it has control of the 48-seater local authority.

Labour leader on the council, Paula Desmond, said her party members didn’t want to be tied into a pact proposed by Fine Gael which could force them to accepting forthcoming budgets – which are likely to include cuts to services and increased charges for householders.