"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. The botched handling of his party's presidential campaign will be pushed into a review. Questions over who was responsible for picking, vetting and pushing Jim Gavin into a campaign he was neither prepared nor suitable for will be answered another time."
"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. The botched handling of his party's presidential campaign will be pushed into a review."
Micheál Martin retained his leadership despite the recent crisis. He delivered a contrite speech to his parliamentary party and apologised for the presidential campaign's failings. The presidential campaign was badly mishandled and will undergo a review. Questions remain about who chose, vetted and persuaded Jim Gavin to run despite being unprepared and unsuitable. Answers about responsibility and process will be postponed. The episode represents one of the most damaging periods of Martin's 14-year leadership, but he intends to move forward and address internal accountability.
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