Niall Blaney in row with Fianna Fáil over 'not enough support'

Midlands-North-West candidate said: 'I'm not getting the same support as other candidates are getting in this campaign' — a claim that party leader Micheál Martin rejected

Tánaiste Micheál Martin with two of the party's candidates, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú (Ireland South) and Niall Blaney (Midlands-North-West) at the launch of Fianna Fáil's European election campaign. Picture: Leah Farrell/Rolling News

Fianna Fáil and its leader Micheál Martin have been very publicly accused of failing to properly support to one of its European election hopefuls — who is also a grandson of one of the founders of the party.

At the launch of the party's European Parliament election manifesto in Dublin, Senator Niall Blaney, who is running in Midlands-North-West had a row on the podium with Mr Martin claiming he has not received the same level of support as other Fianna Fáil candidates.