Taoiseach Micheál Martin has faced mounting criticism from TDs in the wake of Fianna Fáil’s presidential campaign. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has sought to defend himself and fight to survive as Fianna Fáil leader, saying that “no one gets it right all the time.”
Mr Martin said MEP Billy Kelleher did not tell him soon enough that he wanted to run for president, while he wasn’t sure why former taoiseach Bertie Ahern would want to “bring [a presidential election] on himself.”
In an at times difficult interview on RTÉ Radio 1’s Today with Claire Byrne, Mr Martin criticised “unacceptable” and “hurtful” comments about him from Fianna Fáil rebels like fellow Cork TD James O’Connor.
He flatly rejected claims from colleagues
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