8 h. ago Taoiseach Micheál Martin says he does listen to backbenchers amid party unrest

Fianna Fail leader has come under pressure after he championed Jim Gavin to become the party’s presidential candidate

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10 h. ago Micheál Martin says it's 'not fair' to suggest he doesn't listen to Fianna Fáil backbenchers

He has come under pressure after he championed ex-Dublin football manager Jim Gavin to become the party’s presidential candidate.

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35 h. ago ‘Frustration’ among Fianna Fáil TDs at leadership after ‘disastrous’ election

Pressure has come on Micheál Martin after he championed Jim Gavin, who withdrew from the race, as their election candidate.

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35 h. ago How long do you think Micheál Martin will remain as Fianna Fáil leader?

Over the weekend, Carlow-Kilkenny TD John McGuinness said Fianna Fáil needs a new leader ‘in the not too distant future’.

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38 h. ago Fianna Fáil TD says party backbenchers ‘frustrated’ at Micheál Martin’s leadership

Malcolm Byrne says slow pace of delivery on housing is source of frustration for backbenchers

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38 h. ago Fianna Fáil TD says party backbenchers frustrated at the slow delivery of housing

The Taoiseach Micheál Martin should be having meetings every Monday morning with organisations like Uisce Eireann, the ESB and approved housing bodies to keep pressure on them about the delivery of services necessary for more homes to be built.

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38 h. ago 'Frustration' among Fianna Fáil backbenchers as rebels eye up no confidence motion in Taoiseach

Several Fianna Fáil politicians expressed dissatisfaction with their leader over the weekend.

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38 h. ago 'Frustration' among Fianna Fáil backbenchers as rebels eye up no

Several Fianna Fáil politicians expressed dissatisfaction with their leader over the weekend.

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41 h. ago No heave against Micheál Martin, but many in Fianna Fáil mute on public support

Loyal Ministers rally in appeal for calm after public criticism of Taoiseach from party colleagues

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60 h. ago 'Vast majority' of Fianna Fáil TDs and senators support the Taoiseach, Darragh O'Brien says

Carlow-Kilkenny TD John McGuinness and Fianna Fáil Senator Anne Rabbitte both criticised the party leader over the weekend.

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60 h. ago 'Vast majority' of Fianna Fáil TDs and senators support the Taoiseach, O'Brien says

Carlow-Kilkenny TD John McGuinness and Fianna Fáil Senator Anne Rabbitte both criticised the party leader over the weekend.

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62 h. ago ‘Vast majority’ support Micheal Martin as leader, O’Brien says

The ‘vast majority’ of the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party supports Micheal Martin as leader, a minister has said.

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62 h. ago ‘Vast majority’ support Micheál Martin as leader, O’Brien says

The ‘vast majority’ of the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party supports Micheal Martin as leader, a minister has said.

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65 h. ago Gerard Howlin: If Micheál Martin survives this, his achievement will almost rival Catherine Connolly’s

Taoiseach’s position is weakened among parliamentary party members after presidential election debacle

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2 d. ago Government and Áras collision course? Taoiseach says he doesn't foresee any difficulties ahead

Taoiseach Micheál Martin believes all sides have the ‘maturity’ to deal with any issues that might arise.

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3 d. ago Trouble ahead? Why Connolly's victory ramps up the pressure on both Martin and Harris

The landslide win for Ireland’s new president Catherine Connolly is a warning shot for Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael.

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3 d. ago Miriam Lord: Catherine Connolly rises serenely as brutal presidential election has uplifting end

Micheál Martin and Simon Harris tried to put brave faces on their parties’ sorry performances, while the parties of the united left sought to outdo each other in claiming credit

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4 d. ago Taoiseach congratulates Catherine Connolly as Harris denies campaign 'backfiring'

Micheál Martin said the ‘people have made their choice’ and he has no doubt Connolly ‘will serve the country well’.

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6 d. ago 'I'd have walked the f**king thing': Bob Geldof says he could have won the Áras election

He had been linked with a run and even had a call with Taoiseach Micheál Martin on a potential bid.

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1 week ago 'A new low': Catherine Connolly responds to presidential rival's remarks

Heather Humphreys, Minister Helen McEntee, and Taoiseach Micheál Martin all issued individual criticisms of the frontrunner today.

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