Micheál Martin roundly praised for 'heartbreaking interview' about the loss of his children

Taoiseach Micheál Martin with his wife Mary and family Aoibhe, Micheál Aodh and Cillian. Picture: Denis Minihane

Tributes have been paid to Taoiseach Micheál Martin after his “heart-breaking” interview in which he talked about the deaths of two of his children.

Mr Martin, in a lengthy interview on parenting, detailed the pain and suffering felt by him, his wife Mary and their remaining children after the cot death of five-week old Ruairí in 1999 and the tragic death of eight year old Leana in 2010.