A FIANNA Fail councillor has quit his party following a long-running row over comments he made about same sex couples. A FIANNA Fail councillor has quit his party following a long-running row over comments he made about same sex couples. Fianna Fáil councillor quits after row over comments about same sex couplesFormer Roscommon County Mayor Paddy Kilduff resigned today saying he had become “disgruntled” with the party over how it treats grass-root membersHowever, it is understood Mr Kilduff quit following a dispute over how a secret recording of a private Fianna Fail meeting was leaked to the media. In recoding Mr Kilduff said he had a “problem” with same sex couples having children. Mr Kilduff asked Fianna Fail to investigate the matter but was unsatisfied with the party’s response and decided to hand in his resignation.

Source: Irish Independent February 08, 2018 14:03 UTC