Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has insisted the party will not do business with Sinn Féin, regardless of who leads the party. Speaking at the party’s presidential dinner in the Burlington Hotel in Dublin on Saturday night, Mr Martin strongly criticised Sinn Féin for always “putting the provisional movement first”. The party is unsuitable for government and Fianna Fáil will not do business with them, Mr Martin added. For one moment let’s assume that Sinn Féin will act against type and actually hold a democratic election for its next leader. Sinn Féin party chairman Declan Kearney on Saturday hit out at coverage of bullying allegations saying the media was ignoring the party’s “charter of ethics”.

Source: The Irish Times November 18, 2017 21:00 UTC