Gilmore faces Labour rebellion

A stark warning will be delivered to Labour leader Eamon Gilmore in the coming days from a group of backbench TDs calling for a major shake-up of the party’s cabinet positions and a re-examination of its communications machine.

It follows a dramatic implosion for the party, which has been left without any MEPs, has lost more than half its representatives in local authorities, and been completely wiped out in some councils, including Cork City.

The collapse of Labour’s support to just 7% means it would be left with just two Dáil seats if a general election were called.