Eamon Gilmore was ‘hurt’ by push but backs Joan Burton

Former Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has admitted he was hurt by the internal party push against him which led to his resignation as Labour leader last year but has refused to blame anyone for what happened.

The veteran TD revealed his pain at the development days after the party’s disastrous 2014 local and European election results in his first interview since confirming he will not run as a candidate in the upcoming general election.

Speaking on RTÉ programme Today With Sean O’Rourke, Mr Gilmore said after last year’s push he was hurt by an alleged lack of loyalty from a number of high-profile party colleagues.