Fianna Fáil ard fheis: Bertie Ahern favours a general election this summer

Former party leader would like a mid-June election, but thinks the Coalition will stay in office until next February 

Former taoiseach and Fianna Fáil leader Bertie Ahern arriving at the party's ard fheis in Dublin on Saturday. Picture: Damien Storan/PA

Bertie Ahern favours a general election in mid-June, but believes the coalition will stay in power until next year.

Attending the Fianna Fáil ard fheis in Dublin, the former taoiseach suggested that summer would be the best time to go to the polls.