Fianna Fáil and SDLP poised to announce phased integration
‘Significant’ announcement expected to take place early in 2019
Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin (left) and his SDLP counterpart Colum Eastwood have been keeping the detail on a party merger secret from most of their own party members. File photographs: The Irish Times/Reuters
Fianna Fáil and the SDLP are poised to announce a phased process leading to their integration, according to senior sources from the two parties.
Ultimately the alignment will result in “one all-island party which will be called Fianna Fáil”, said one well-placed Fianna Fáil source.