Paul Hosford: Micheál Martin wouldn't have imagined his first 9 days as leader going like this

Leaders' Questions will provide a respite for new Taoiseach Micheál Martin after a challenging few days. File Picture. 

The first time he took Leaders' Questions from the government side of the Dáil chamber will have played out differently had Micheál Martin ever imagined it.

Publicly, Mr Martin always maintained prior to his election as Taoiseach that he had not given thought to the idea of leading the country. But as the leader of Fianna Fáil, it is unlikely that his mind never drifted.