Éamon Ó Cuív has reiterated that Sinn Féin would be his preferred choice as future coalition partners with Fianna Fáil in government.
Speaking at the Arbour Hill commemoration this afternoon, the former Fianna Fáil minister said there are natural and long-standing links between the two republican parties.
He also said that Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are not a reasonable coalition option and he does not think that they will ever be in government together.
He said that Labour and Fine Gael are like two classes of the same party and Sinn Féin and Fianna Fáil are the republican parties.
