TANAISTE ADMITS ONLY GRASSROOTS MEMBERS CAN REMOVE COLM KEAVENEY

Date Published: 21-Jan-2013

The Tánaiste admits that only Labour grassroots members can remove Galway East TD Colm Keaveney from his position as party chairman.

According to the Irish Times, Eamon Gilmore says the matter will "take its own course".

Colm Keaveney lost the whip after voting against part of the Social Welfare Bill in December.

Deputy Keaveney chaired Labour’s National Executive Meeting at the weekend but agreed to leave the room where certain sensitive matters were being discussed.

Mr Keaveney’s term of office as party chairman will conclude in the autumn.