Martin rejects Ó Cuív’s SF coalition overture

Fianna Fáil leader Micheal Martin has rejected claims by Éamon Ó Cuív that Sinn Féin would be their preferred choice as coalition partners in any future government.

Mr Martin said there were divergent opinions between the two parties on Europe, and hit out at Sinn Féin’s links with IRA “barbarity”.

Mr Martin said a lot of support among voters had gone from FF to Fine Gael and Labour during the last general election, rather than to Sinn Féin.