Fianna Fáil ‘needs to hold its nerve,’ says Martin

FIANNA FÁIL needs to “hold its nerve” and continue with deeply unpopular decisions in the hope that public support will return in time, a senior minister has said.

It came as Taoiseach Brian Cowen acknowledged the “upset” of party members about Fianna Fáil’s low standing in the polls.

The developments came as backbench TDs grow increasingly nervous about the Government’s – and their own – prospects.