Coveney: Civil war baggage should not get in way of coalition

Minister Simon Coveney says "civil war baggage" should not prevent a Fine Gael - Fianna Fáil coalition -but only if the current Government cannot be returned after the next election.

Coveney: Civil war baggage should not get in way of coalition

Minister Simon Coveney says "civil war baggage" should not prevent a Fine Gael - Fianna Fáil coalition -but only if the current Government cannot be returned after the next election.

The Agriculture Minister has moved to play down the controversy over his comments, which were described by Labour’s Kathleen Lynch as "disloyal".

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