Family and friends welcome Taoiseach Micheál Martin home to Cork

An Taoiseach Micheál Martin with his wife Mary on his return home to Ballinlough in Cork today. Picture Denis Minihane.

New Taoiseach Micheál Martin was today welcomed back to his Cork home in Ballinlough by a guard of honour from his proud neighbours.

Due to social distancing restrictions, Mr Martin’s family were not in Dublin on Saturday for his formal nomination and election to the position of Taoiseach, but Mr Martin returned home to spend some limited time with his family.