Micheál Martin: We can't physically stop Bertie Ahern from canvassing

Ahern recorded saying he was 'worried' about the Africans' migrating to Ireland

Taoiseach Micheál Martin speaks to the media at the Fianna Fáil ard fheis in the Convention Centre, Dublin, on Friday evening. Picture: Cillian Sherlock/PA

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said he cannot “physically stop” Bertie Ahern from canvassing in the Dublin Central by-election.

Earlier this week, Mr Ahern, the former taoiseach and Fianna Fáil leader, was videoed on a doorstep speaking to a constituent in Dublin Central, saying that he was “worried about the Africans” migrating to Ireland.