Jim O'Callaghan interested in Fianna Fáil leadership - just not now

Fianna Fáil's Jim O'Callaghan arrives at the RTÉ studios. Picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Fianna Fáil TD Jim O’Callaghan has admitted he is interested in becoming the leader of his party, but only when a vacancy arises.

The party’s former justice spokesman was a surprise omission from Micheál Martin’s Cabinet and is seen as a likely challenger to the Taoiseach.