The next government

He's ruled out Fine Gael and Sinn Féin, so could Micheál Martin do a deal with anyone?

The Fianna Fáil leader has been speaking to TheJournal.ie today.

MICHEÁL MARTIN HAS described Enda Kenny as “delusional” for claiming the choice facing voters is either a Sinn Féin or Fine Gael-led government after the next election.

The Fianna Fáil leader has repeatedly ruled out a coalition with Sinn Féin after the next election and this week said that Fine Gael is “far too right wing for us”.

So in a wide-ranging interview with TheJournal.ie earlier today we asked Martin if there was any party he could do a deal with:

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2013: ‘I’m not ruling anything out’ – Micheál Martin on Fine Gael or Sinn Féin coalition

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