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Phil Hogan: Sinn Féin ‘killing their sacred cows’ as general election looms

Former Fine Gael minister Phil Hogan said Sinn Féin were preparing to potentially lead the next government by

Phil Hogan, the former EU Commissioner, said a Sinn Féin-led government wasn’t a certainty. Picture: Jean-Christophe Verhaegen

Sinn Féin are “killing all their sacred cows” before getting into government, but Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil may actually win the election, Phil Hogan has said.

The former Fine Gael minister and trade commissioner was speaking during a rare public appearance in Dublin last week, at an event held by Rockwood Public Affairs.

On which party would lead the next government after the next election, Hogan pushed back on the idea that Sinn Féin ...