Politics

Chambers’ No vote admission just tip of iceberg for a badly divided Fianna Fáil party

Old division lines within party surface again with familiar criticisms of Micheál Martin emerging

Lisa Chambers admitted voting No-No having campaigned for a Yes-Yes

In the aftermath of the rout inflicted on the coalition by last Friday’s referendum vote, Willie O’Dea decided to let rip.

The Fianna Fáil TD for Limerick took to X on Monday morning saying he government needed to stop playing to the so-called ‘woke gallery’ in the Green Party and get back to basics.

O’Dea’s call to arms was quickly backed up by James O’Connor, his party colleague, who said he couldn’t agree more with ...