Fianna Fáil TD Looking for a Leader to Heave Against Taoiseach Micheál Martin - 16/04/2026

Micheál Martin’s leadership of Fianna Fáil is facing renewed threats, with a group of TDs approaching senior ministers to discuss a change at the top.Backbenchers have said it is past time for “waiting around” for a challenger to make their move, and that they will seek to build support for a change.There had been a hardening of the position of the “middle-ground” TDs who are neither loyal supporters nor staunch critics of Mr Martin following the handling of fuel protests.While it is understood the disgruntled backbenchers are not close to having the numbers for a successful no-confidence motion, they are trying to build support.Ireland Editor of the Irish Independent at Mediahuis Ireland, Fionnan Sheahan, joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us some more about this. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.