McGuinness gaffes on Republic’s politics

SINN Féin candidate Martin McGuinness suffered a blip yesterday when unable to name the Environment Minister or state the correct number of TDs in the Dáil.

It is not the first time a senior party figure has shown a less than stellar grasp of southern politics — Gerry Adams was famously weak on economic issues during the 2007 election campaign.

After a lengthy interview about the presidency with Ray D’Arcy on Today FM, Mr McGuinness was asked three quick questions to gauge his knowledge of southern affairs.