Martin admits leadership ambition

MICHEÁL MARTIN last night laid bare his leadership ambitions as the cabinet rallied around the embattled Taoiseach.

While insisting there was no current vacancy and that the controversy over Brian Cowen’s disastrous appearance on Morning Ireland was now behind the Government, the Foreign Minister admitted he and other cabinet members harbour desires to head Fianna Fáil.

“There is not a member of the Fianna Fáil frontbench who wouldn’t like to be leader of Fianna Fáil, but it’s not about individuals or personalities,” he said while attending a UN conference in New York.