Fianna Fáil TD was shocked when private comments appeared in press

A new Fianna Fáil TD says he got a shock when comments he made in a private party meeting appeared in the national press.

Cathal Crowe, 37, the new TD for Clare told party leader Micheal Martin during a parliamentary party teleconference last week that he felt more thought should be given to the idea of a cross-party "unity government", floated by the Greens.