FF wants Seanad by-election called off

Fianna Fáil have called for an upcoming Seanad by-election to be cancelled, claiming Fine Gael has abused the appointment process.

Party leader Micheál Martin said the appointment of a Fine Gael member to a museum state board to boost his credentials ahead of his nomination for the Seanad had betrayed a pledge to reform politics.

He called on Taoiseach Enda Kenny to also apologise to the Irish Museum of Modern Art for involving them in the political scandal and restart the Seanad replacement process.