FF’s Jim O’Callaghan ‘not learning Irish for a leadership bid’

Fianna Fáil’s justice spokesman has denied he is learning Irish to increase his chances of becoming party leader.

Jim O’Callaghan signed up to the classes, run by the Oireachtas training unit, last year.

However, the Dublin Bay South TD, who has been tipped as a potential successor to Micheál Martin, should the latter step aside, said he attended the classes to be more competent in interviews and discussions on Irish-language media.