FF 'too occupied to contest Stormont poll'

Bertie Ahern’s Fianna Fail party has enough on its plate than to contest elections in Northern Ireland, the opposition leader insisted today.

As he took part in a series of meetings in Stormont with Northern Ireland politicians, Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny dismissed speculation that Fianna Fail may enter the political fray north of border or merge with the nationalist SDLP in the province.