'We don’t quite have the numbers': Boyd Barrett plays down prospect of SF-led leftist govt

Mr Boyd Barrett said he believed there would be discussions between Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil about a possible coalition and also Fianna Fáil, Sinn Féin and the Greens.

Prominent left-wing TD Richard Boyd Barrett has played down the prospect of a Sinn Féin-led leftist government.

The Dun Laoghaire TD, whose Solidarity-People Before Profit alliance won five seats in the general election, said he doesn’t believe the numbers are there for an alternative coalition of progressive parties.