Eamon Gilmore: Labour ‘pulled trigger’ too fast

Labour twice considered pulling the plug on the Coalition, former party leader Eamon Gilmore has admitted as he defended actions taken during his time as tánaiste.

In his political memoir, he has described being “hurt” after a party heave to remove him as leader last year, adding that party members “pulled the trigger” too fast.

The publication and revelations come as his successor, Joan Burton, battles to regain lost support for Labour ahead of what will be a testing general election for the embattled party.