FF profits from Ó Cuív fiasco

As Éamon Ó Cuív slips into obscurity, his party is making tentative gains, writes Dr Theresa Reidy

THE controversy generated by Éamon Ó Cuív’s minor rebellion in Fianna Fáil has all but drifted off the news agenda in the last week. Ó Cuív broke ranks with his party on their support for the fiscal treaty.

Ó Cuív has been vocal in his opposition to the treaty. He has form in this area, having previously voted against the Nice Treaty.