O Cuiv is sacked from Fianna Fail front bench
Eamon O Cuiv FIANNA Fail’s Eamon O Cuiv was sacked from the front bench yesterday after his rogue behaviour at a meeting in the North.
Party leader Micheal Martin met with the deputy last night in light of him being involved in unveiling a candidate without permission from the party. Kerry senator Mark Daly and Mr O Cuiv used an event in Fermanagh to unveil former Sinn Fein councillor Sorcha Mcanespy as the party’s first election candidate over the border.
On Wednesday, Mr Daly was stripped of his title as Fianna Fail’s deputy leader in the Seanad for his role in the event. Soon after the unveiling, Fianna Fail issued a statement saying no decision had been made to put forward candidates for next year’s local elections in the North.
Yesterday a statement said: “During the course of that meeting Deputy O Cuiv made it clear he was aware in advance of plans to hold an unauthorised launch of a candidate and agreed participate in the event.
“In light of this information, regretfully, Deputy O Cuiv’s continued membership of the Party’s front bench is no longer tenable.
“His portfolio responsibilities will be reassigned in the time ahead.” to