Release of documents sparks FG turmoil

One minister speaks of 'sense of betrayal' after release of documents on strategy against whistleblower piles pressure on Tánaiste

Frances Fitzgerald defiant despite release of new documents. Pic: RollingNews.ie

Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald’s apparent refusal to resign from government on Monday night put the country onthe brink of a general election.

After it appeared for much of the day that a deal between the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin to avert a snap pre-Christmas poll was in the offing, a series of documents released on Monday night caused a major crisis.

The two party leaders met in Government Buildings ...