Election fears after leak of Fine Gael report

The confidence and supply deal has been further damaged after a widely leaked Fine Gael report accused Fianna Fáil of making €1.5bn worth of promises this year that the country cannot afford.

The document, which was drawn up by an internal Fine Gael group, has sparked fresh fears of a snap election during the upcoming budget talks amid Fine Gael plans to ramp up attacks on Fianna Fáil on the same issue in the months to come.

In the leaked 13-page report titled Fianna Fáil’s roulette economics will repeat the mistakes of the past, Fine Gael officials made a series of claims about their rival party.