FG to table motion of no confidence in Mary Coughlan

Fine Gael is to table a motion of no confidence against Agriculture Minister Mary Coughlan in the Dáil tonight.

Fine Gael is to table a motion of no confidence against Minister for Agriculture Mary Coughlan in the Dáil tonight.

The party has accused the minister of incompetence in a range of areas, including her handling of the EU nitrates directive limiting the amount of fertiliser that farmers can spread on their land.