Senan Molony: There will be blood on the walls when Fianna Fail meets after Jim Gavin shambles

"Party leaders are saying they were comprehensively let down by their candidate, effectively throwing Gavin to the wolves The Fianna Fáil parliamentary party is not used to such an internal omnishambles. When it meets this week there will be blood on the walls. The view of one former minister is that Micheál Martin is is now a lame-duck Taoiseach, no matter what happens, having insisted on his own way, effectively embarrassing the party."

"The view of one former minister is that Micheál Martin is is now a lame-duck Taoiseach, no matter what happens, having insisted on his own way, effectively embarrassing the party."

Party leaders say they were comprehensively let down by their candidate and effectively threw Gavin to the wolves. The Fianna Fáil parliamentary party is not used to such an internal omnishambles. When the parliamentary party meets this week there will be blood on the walls. One former minister views Micheál Martin as now a lame-duck Taoiseach regardless of outcomes because he insisted on his own way and effectively embarrassed the party. The episode reflects deep internal conflict and a collapse of trust between leadership and candidate. The meeting is expected to feature sharp criticism and potential repercussions for party unity and leadership credibility.

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