VIDEO: Party chiefs quickly bid to discredit Averil Power

Rebel senator Averil Power’s bombshell departure from Fianna Fáil descended into a he said/she said row as the party leadership moved to try and discredit her.

VIDEO: Party chiefs quickly bid to discredit Averil Power

In a frantic bid to contain the impact of the Dublin senator’s stinging farewell attack on Micheál Martin, Fianna Fáil chiefs attempted to portray Ms Power as motivated by political ambition.

Ms Power condemned the move as an example of the kind of political cynicism she had left the party over.

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