Miriam’s Lord’s week: Fianna Fáil election fiasco report bundles Jim Gavin under the bus
Micheál Martin and his team ease back on the contrition and their inept handling of the presidential election campaign
Jim Gavin
2025 in Irish politics: A messy Dáil start, more housing woes and, finally, a new president
Discord dominated in the Dáil, Fianna Fáil tripped up in the race for the Áras and housing hasn’t gone away, you know
Jack Chambers did not consider resigning as FF deputy leader after disastrous presidential campaign
Minister for Public Expenditure was an initial point of contact with Jim Gavin and the party’s director of elections
Micheál Martin is a victim of his own success
Ironically, it is his success in the general election that is now his biggest problem, leaving him presiding over a party that is larger and harder to control
Micheál Martin says he is not any ‘wiser’ on Jim Gavin’s failure to recall tenancy dispute
Taoiseach received ‘complete assertions’ from Fianna Fáil presidential candidate there were no issues related to time as landlord
Micheál Martin staves off Fianna Fáil rebellion as party critics fall silent
One Fianna Fáil TD said report into presidential campaign flawed ‘without Jim Gavin’s version of events’
The Irish Times view on Micheál Martin’s leadership: secure, for now
The presidential episode is of limited significance but it will have consequences
Dust settles on Fianna Fáil report, but Micheál Martin would be unwise to think danger is over
Report into presidential election and Jim Gavin’s failed bid did not contain the smoking gun some predicted
Micheál Martin says he will not put down motion of confidence in himself
Taoiseach makes dogged defence of his leadership in wake of publication of internal report on Fianna Fáil’s Áras campaign
Taoiseach strongly defends his leadership after Gavin report published
Some TDs express annoyance at receiving report on FF’s presidential election campaign only an hour before parliamentary party meeting
Fianna Fáil presidential election report: Party told Jim Gavin past disputes would be uncovered
Document does not appear to contain any previously unknown ‘smoking gun’ about party’s disastrous campaign
Six key moments in the unravelling of Jim Gavin and Fianna Fáil’s presidential campaign
Report bluntly states ‘nothing further was done’ after word of former candidate’s tenancy issue began to come to light
Taoiseach ‘absolutely’ confident as Fianna Fáil to consider presidential election review
Meeting could turn into a showdown between Taoiseach Micheál Martin and critics of his leadership
FF TDs call for immediate publication of report into presidential campaign
Taoiseach says he has not yet received findings but took exception to recent ‘false assertions’
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