Martin faces down Fianna Fáil rebels in bid to lead country

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin is to become taoiseach later this month, with Leo Varadkar to become tánaiste.

Additional reporting: Juno McEnroe, Aoife Moore, Paul Hosford

Fianna Fáil leader and Taoiseach-in-waiting Micheál Martin has faced down unrest in his party over going into power with Fine Gael and the Greens, insisting “the country needs a government now”.