Members back one person-one vote

Sweeping democratic reforms of Fianna Fáil’s internal decision-making were ushered in by the 73rd ard fheis.

The membership unanimously backed moving to one person/one vote in areas like selecting election candidates.

A closed session of the conference saw some 2,500 delegates debate the issue and pass all 14 motions put forward by the leadership on matters such as introducing stronger ethical safeguards in public life.