Analysis: Tánaiste emphasises policy differences between both parties while flagging narrative of Coalition achievement
In his keynote ardfheis speech, Micheál Martin ruled out Sinn Féin not just in policy terms, but also morally. Photographs: Nick Bradshaw/The Irish Timesand reckons it has an each-way bet on returning after the next election . Preparations for next year’s local elections are well advanced, with scores of candidates selected and in the field. True, the polls aren’t great, but they’re not disastrous either.
Will Martin stay around for that? They hope he will and many of them think he will. He says he will. So he will, won’t he? The doubt lingers, though. “First of all, the electoral situation is dynamic. The premise behind the question is that somehow everyone will have to make up their mind whether they coalesce with Sinn Féin. I don’t believe that is the premise on which we should discuss the next general election. Because actually I think, it’s very open. And the current three parties in Government could get enough votes to form the next government, that’s very much on, clearly can’t be ruled out.
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