Six FG ministers silent on Eighth Amendment voting intention

Cabinet minister Michael Ring and junior ministers Catherine Byrne, Damien English, David Stanton, Pat Breen and Paul Kehoe have not declared publicly whether they are advocating a Yes or No vote in the referendum.

Cabinet minister Michael Ring

Six ministers are among nearly a quarter of the Fine Gael parliamentary party who have declined to declare a position on the Eighth Amendment ahead of Friday’s referendum.

Cabinet minister Michael Ring and junior ministers Catherine Byrne, Damien English, David Stanton, Pat Breen and Paul Kehoe have not declared publicly whether they are advocating a Yes or No vote in the referendum.

They are among 19 Fine Gael TDs and senators who have ...