Coveney dismisses suggestions of growing and damaging rift in party
Housing Minister Simon Coveney has dismissed fears of a damaging party rift in Fine Gael after he was accused by his leadership rival of “divisive and dishonest” politics during last night’s heated final hustings event, .
Speaking in Cork today where he was canvassing support in Kinsale, Mr Coveney said he was neither, and insisted Social Protection Minister Leo Varadkar made the comments during a “blunt, honest and straight shoot-out”.
