Election 2024: Taoiseach’s comments on transfers 'smack of desperation'

In an interview with the Irish Examiner, Simon Harris said: "I'm asking people to vote Fine Gael in the election... But then I am asking people to transfer to other centrist parties.”

Ivana Bacik. Picture: Sam Boal/Collin Photos

A push by Fine Gael leader Simon Harris for voters to transfer among centrist parties like Fianna Fáil and Labour has been lambasted as “desperation” by Ivana Bacik.

The Labour Party leader criticised Mr Harris for the comments, setting out that she would first engage with other centre-left political parties to form a common negotiating bloc.