Fianna Fáil ministers rally round Taoiseach after poll

FIANNA Fáil ministers have insisted Brian Cowen is not a liability despite poll findings showing the party at a record low and three in four people saying they want a change of government.

But Green senator Dan Boyle put the coalition’s chances of survival beyond the next six months at no more than 60%, saying a snap election was a definite possibility.

“Getting to January I think is going to be a challenge in itself,” he said.