Taoiseach and leader of Fianna Fáil Micheál Martin launching the Accelerating Infrastructure action plan at Government Buildings on Wednesday. Almost all agreed they cannot see Martin leading Fianna Fáil into the next general election. Micheál Martin with Fianna Fáil TDs at the launch of the party's presidential campaign in September. Photograph: Dan DennisonGary Murphy, politics professor at DCU, is the biographer of former Fianna Fáil leader Charles Haughey, who survived multiple heaves and crises. He says he heard serious internal disquiet over the fiasco in the immediate aftermath of the presidential election.

Source: The Irish Times December 06, 2025 12:01 UTC