Howlin denies party has changed stance on discussing coalition with Sinn Féin

Brendan Howlin has denied that his party has now changed its stance regarding discussing a coalition with Sinn Féin and said that he is “willing to sit down with anybody”.

At the Labour Party’s manifesto launch in Dublin, Mr Howlin said that he hasn’t previously namechecked Sinn Féin as prospective partners as “their tax plans aren’t progressive”.