FF/SF coalition? Bertie says no, no, no

ENDA KENNY fails to understand that no means no.

He is becoming so desperate he is still claiming Fianna Fáil will go into government with Sinn Féin and that a vote for Fianna Fáil is a vote for Sinn Féin.

How many times does he need to be told?

During an RTÉ radio interview — This Week, October 3, ’05 — the Taoiseach said he viewed a coalition between Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin as “impossible” before outlining the significant policy differences between the parties, predicting that such a coalition would only last five days.

On a subsequent TV interview — The Week in Politics, October 23, ’05 — the Taoiseach said he would rather Fianna Fáil went into opposition than into a government that would be reliant on Sinn Féin support.

In a newspaper interview — Sunday Independent, November 13, ’05 — the Taoiseach again reiterated his opposition to Sinn Féin as partners in office, saying he believed the “very notion of Sinn Féin in government would lead to a flight of investment, which is untenable in a small, open economy”.

So, that is no to Fianna Fáil bringing Sinn Féin in government on radio, on television and in print.

What more does Enda Kenny want? No means no.

Seamus Kirk TD

Leinster House

Kildare Street

Dublin 2