#coalition-tensions

#coalition-tensions

Yates also coached Micheál Martin and five Fianna Fáil ministers Party caves in to pressure on former FG minister's role in Jim Gavin's election campaign Micheál Martin's ministers claim relationship with coalition partners is not damaged Comments made by political commentator Ivan Yates that Fine Gael should run a smear campaign should not be linked with his training of Fianna Fail candidate Jim Gavin, the Taoiseach has said.

"Many of them also determine the public image in our cities," he said. "That's why so many people in Germany and other countries in the European Union and not just in Germany are now simply afraid to move around in public spaces," said the chancellor. He said those spaces included railway stations, underground trains and parks. "It affects entire neighborhoods, which also cause major problems for our police," he added.