Fine Gael seat in jeopardy as long as row is allowed fester

The bitter feud in Fine Gael’s Waterford organisation which has exploded this week has been a long time coming. In one corner stands sitting TD John Deasy and in the other stands his rival and Fine Gael’s chosen general election candidate senator Paudie Coffey.

On one level, the passing of a unamimous motion of no-confidence in sitting TD John Deasy at a meeting on Monday night showed a local organisation deeply unhappy with their own area boss.