FF hoping to return to 'bread-and-butter' election issues

Fianna Fáil will be hoping to guide the election campaign back to normal issues today following the Taoiseach's move over the weekend to quell the controversy surrounding his personal finances.

Bertie Ahern issued a lengthy statement yesterday explaining why his former partner received Stg£30,000 (€43,900) in cash from the landlord of the couple's home in 1994.