FACING into electoral humiliation Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has pleaded with the grassroots of his party to spend every waking hour battling to ensure it remains a force in Irish politics.

Cane Brake gave Barry Geraghty back-to-back wins in the williamhill.ie Troytown Handicap Chase with a clear-cut victory in the Navan feature.

SOUTHERN VIC is fancied to defy top weight in the williamhill.ie Troytown Chase at Navan tomorrow.

The Fresh Milk Producers group which wants to convert Glanbia plc into a co-op said yesterday it was heartened with the response from farmers at the first of a series of meetings on the issue.