FF TDs throw down gauntlet to Varadkar on confidence and supply

Some Fianna Fáil TDs have acknowledged that the party could be forced to look to Fine Gael to enter a confidence and supply arrangement to allow Fianna Fáil to govern

Micheál Martin: FF is likely to struggle to achieve a workable majority in Dáil Picture: Rollingnews
Leo Varadkar: lead in opinion polls shrinking Picture: Rollingnews

Fianna Fáil TDs have called on Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to allow a Fianna Fáil minority administration to take power after the next election if it is the only viable option.

While Fine Gael held a commanding lead in opinion polls following the last general election, this has begun to shrink in recent months – leading many in Fianna Fáil to believe they will emerge ahead of ...