O’Rourke comments dismissed by FG

Remarks by former TD, Mary O’Rourke, that Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael should form a coalition after the next election “smack of desperation”, according to Leo Varadkar.

The transport minister said the current Coalition is aiming for re-election and “the Fianna Fáil grandees can’t handle the thought of two consecutive terms out of office for the first time since the 1930s”.

He was reacting to comments by the veteran Fianna Fáil politician, who said if her party and Fine Gael have the numbers to form a government, “we should not let old tribal loyalties stand in our way”.