'Elbows out' but Green Party leader plays down reports of Coalition leaders butting heads 

Roderic O'Gorman was responding to reports of pushback from Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael over policies tabled by the Greens

'I expect everyone's elbows are going to be out now over the next couple of weeks,' said Green Party leader Roderic O'Gorman of his fellow Coalition leaders Simon Harris and Micheál Martin.

Green Party leader Roderic O'Gorman has sought to downplay reports that the three coalition leaders have been butting heads as they head into the election campaign, saying: "I expect everyone's elbows are going to be out now over the next couple of weeks."

Speaking about receiving pushback from Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael over policies being tabled by the Greens, Mr O'Gorman said: "My view was we work all the way to the end of Cabinet, to the end of this government.