The Indo Daily: After 14 years at the top, Is Micheál Martin finally running out of the road?

Micheál Martin

Fianna Fáil is in the midst of its most turbulent periods in years.

Three days after Catherine Connolly’s presidential win, Micheál Martin is facing perhaps the biggest challenge of his political life after the Jim Gavin disaster.

Once seen as the party’s steady hand, he’s now a Taoiseach potentially on borrowed time - a leader under siege from within.

After 14 years at the top, is Micheál Martin finally running out of road? And is there a credible successor waiting in the wings?

Previous presidential election misadventures led to leadership coups. It happened in 1990, to Charlie Haughey following the Brian Lenihan debacle, though he clung on as Fianna Fáil leader until Februa

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