"Fragmented group will struggle to find singular voice as parties disagree over candidate's comments on Hamas When she launched her campaign in front of a jubilant crowd on Monday night, Catherine Connolly stood on stage holding hands with a group of six other leaders of the left. It was hailed as not just a passing moment of unity, but a sign that the fragmented group of left-wing parties in the Dáil could work cohesively and comfortably together"
"to offer an alternative government not led by either Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael."
Catherine Connolly launched her campaign holding hands with six other left leaders in front of a jubilant crowd. The public display suggested unity and the potential for the fragmented left-wing parties in the Dáil to cooperate as an alternative government to Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. Internal disagreement has emerged over a candidate's comments on Hamas. Party divisions over those remarks hinder the ability of the group to present a single, cohesive position and weaken prospects for coordinated leadership or a unified alternative government.
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