Labour ruling out right/left political divide, says Adams

SINN FÉIN leader Gerry Adams has accused the Labour Party of having “ruled out” the development of a credible right/left divide in Irish politics by attaching themselves to Fine Gael.

Mr Adams’ comments followed Labour party leader, Eamon Gilmore’s warning to voters that a Fine Gael/Labour coalition would be a more “balanced, fair and stable” government than a single party, Fine Gael government.

Speaking at a press conference in Cork city, flanked by the party’s Cork North Central and South Central election candidates, Jonathan O’Brien and Chris O’Leary, Mr Adams questioned why Mr Gilmore wanted to be in government with Fine Gael.