Micheál Martin: The beginning of the middle of the end?

[Statsman]

In the wake of Jim Gavin's effective withdrawal from the Presidential election, it would appear that Micheál Martin's leadership of FF is under severe questioning, with his namesake Mícheál Lehane writing this morning:

His highly controlled leadership style and top-down messaging will now come into focus as his colleagues try to make sense of the last 24 hours.

Plus, the likelihood of him leading the party after December 2027, when his time as Taoiseach is scheduled to conclude, has surely diminished too.

https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-co ... -election/

The one question seems to be whether or not Martin will be given that long or not, with a real chance that a heave may come sooner.

What a way to distract from tomorrow's budget.

[schmittel]

Billy Kelleher on Morning Ireland whilst not coming out straight and calling for MM's head, but certainly implying it, saying it's up to the TDs.

It's "inflicted a serious trauma" on the party, "decisions which are made must have consequences" etc