Fianna Fáil ‘looking down their nose’ at 400,000 Sinn Féin voters

None of the parties secured the 88 required to form a government by themselves, with Fianna Fáil leader Tánaiste Micheál Martin set to take part in talks with other parties this week.

Sinn Fein President Mary Lou McDonald and Vice President Michelle O’Neill (David Young/PA)

Fianna Fáil is “looking down its nose” at the second biggest party and the 400,000 who voted for them, the Sinn Féin president has said.

Mary-Lou McDonald’s party finished second in the General election with 39 seats in the Dáil behind Fianna Fáil with 48, but ahead of Fine Gael with 38.