Labour party leader Brendan Howlin has accused Charlie Flanagan of “blurring the lines” between his position as Minister for Justice and as director of elections for Fine Gael. “Charlie is a decent man, but he has over stepped the mark,” Mr Howlin told RTÉ Radio’s Today with Séan O’Rourke show. He was commenting on the visit of Wexford Fine Gael general election candidate Verona Murphy to asylum seekers on Monday evening. Or if they don’t know the full facts, not to peddle misinformation. Some seemed to think they could gain political capital by making such comments “they need to be called out.”

Source: Irish Examiner November 19, 2019 10:41 UTC