Alan Kelly, TD for Tipperary, said the performance of Labour TDs in the Dáil was “not good enough”

Brendan Howlin was excoriated by disgruntled members at a private meeting during the Labour Party’s think-in yesterday.

Mr Howlin faced a sustained onslaught about his leadership and was told that the public was “indifferent” to him and that the manner in which he was elected leader was “disgraceful”.

During a sometimes raucous meeting, councillors also vented their frustration about “disenfranchised” voters and the direction of the party.

Alan Kelly, the Labour TD for Tipperary, attacked his party, saying that the performance of the parliamentary group was “not good enough”. Members should be encouraged to break ranks to air their grievances, he said, while representatives in the Dáil needed to be in the media more often. “Not being in the media as a parliamentary spokesman is