"And so, Micheál Martin - the great survivor of Irish politics - lives to fight another day. With a contrite speech to his parliamentary party in which he apologised for how the presidential campaign went so badly wrong, Mr Martin tried to put what is undoubtedly the most damaging period of his 14-year leadership behind him."
"'A lot of humble pie' at tense Fianna Fáil parliamentary party meeting, one TD said"
Micheál Martin apologised to his parliamentary party for the mishandling of Fianna Fáil's presidential campaign, calling the episode deeply damaging and promising to move forward. He delivered a contrite speech that sought to put behind what has been the most damaging period of his 14-year leadership. The parliamentary party meeting was tense, with one TD saying there was 'a lot of humble pie'. Martin was described as the great survivor of Irish politics and 'lives to fight another day', retaining his leadership amid internal unease and a drive to repair the party's standing.
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