Coveney rules out giveaway budget after local-election hammering

By Eoin English

Coveney rules out giveaway budget after local-election hammering
Sat, 24 May, 2014 - 17:03

By Eoin English

Agriculture minister Simon Coveney has ruled out a renegotiation of the programme for government and a giveaway budget after government parties took a hammering in the local elections.

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