Martin: Govt failure has sapped people's trust in politics

The Fianna Fáil leader, Micháel Martin, says the Government failure to deliver on pre-election promises has sapped the public's trust in politics.

Mon, 03 Nov, 2014 - 11:13

The Fianna Fáil leader, Micháel Martin, says the Government failure to deliver on pre-election promises has sapped the public's trust in politics.

Mr Martin was speaking after a poll in the Sunday Independent topped by Sinn Féin, showed coalition partners Fine Gael and Labour drop three and two points respectively.

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