Fianna Fáil ‘must listen’ to councillors

MICHEÁL MARTIN has admitted the Fianna Fáil hierarchy didn’t listen to its county councillors and must do so in future to rebuild the party.

The Fianna Fáil leader made the comment yesterday after he met to discuss the party’s future direction with his FF representatives on Cork County Council. Mr Martin said it would be the first of a series of meetings with county councillors around the country.

He said the connection between county councillors and ministers “was lost to a certain extent” and it was a time that such people had a “sharper voice in the party”.