"Fianna Fáil leader is staggering on, but poor handling of Jim Gavin controversy means he could face trouble next year It came not with a bang, but a whimper. After more than two months of cloak-and-dagger murmurs from the Fianna Fáil backbenches, a long-winded press release from three party grandees last Friday said it all. There would be no public call for Micheál Martin to step aside, and a line would be drawn under the whole sorry Jim Gavin affair."
"Fianna Fáil leader is staggering on, but poor handling of Jim Gavin controversy means he could face trouble next year It came not with a bang, but a whimper. After more than two months of cloak-and-dagger murmurs from the Fianna Fáil backbenches, a long-winded press release from three party grandees last Friday said it all. There would be no public call for Micheál Martin to step aside, and a line would be drawn under the whole sorry Jim Gavin affair."
Micheál Martin remains leader of Fianna Fáil despite ongoing internal unease over the handling of the Jim Gavin controversy. Backbench murmurs persisted for more than two months, creating sustained pressure within the party. Three senior party figures issued a lengthy press release last Friday stating there would be no public call for Micheál Martin to step aside. The release declared a line would be drawn under the Jim Gavin affair. The leader continues in office, but the poor handling of the controversy leaves him vulnerable to possible trouble for his leadership next year.
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