Fine Gael rebels deny threatening to establish right-wing party

Fine Gael rebels have denied threatening to set up a right-wing party in order to try and bounce Enda Kenny into allowing them a bigger role in the Dáil.

High-profile ex-minister Lucinda Creighton, who was thrown out of the Fine Gael parliamentary group for voting against X-case legislation, insists she has no plans to quit the party fully.

Fellow anti-abortion rebel Billy Timmins said he was not involved in any planning to create a conservative-minded alternative to Fine Gael.