Mr. McGrath reflected on Barry Heneghan’s attempts to bring forward leadership proposals to his Independent colleagues, particularly suggesting Seán Canney and Marian Harkin as leaders. The former TD anticipated political fallout, expressing concern that they were distracted from crucial decisions. McGrath praised Heneghan's capabilities and vision for Dublin Bay North while ensuring he remained free from distractions brought by other political figures. McGrath also criticized Paul Murphy's confrontational behavior, suggesting media scrutiny was lacking in addressing such incidents.
At Christmas time, Barry Heneghan said that in the room... why don't we put Seán Canney and Marian Harkin out to lead the group in the talks and they can become the frontman and not Michael.
We saw that in our team in Dublin Bay North, we saw this car crash coming down the line. We said Micheál Martin is going to see that. Were they distracted at the time? It was a major cock-up, politically.
He has a love of his country, he has vision, he has courage and he wants to get things done and delivered for Dublin Bay North.
Absolutely not. No way. (When asked if Mr Heneghan is now being advised by Mr Lowry instead of Mr McGrath.)
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