Micheál Martin has said that there is now a “very real possibility to form an alternative government that wasn’t there in 2016”. He said however that his statement that he would not go into Government with Sinn Féin was “very credible”. “I’ve outlined reasons why in terms of how that party operates… as I could never be sure with Sinn Féin who you’re dealing with,” he said. Attacking one of Fine Gael’s three main pillars of their own, Mr Martin said that Fine Gael can no longer blame the crises in Irish public services on having insufficient finances. “They excuse every failure, including rising waiting lists, rising house prices and rising homelessness as something they have not addressed because they have no money,” he said.

Source: Irish Examiner January 15, 2020 14:26 UTC