'The baton must pass on now': New call for Micheál Martin to step down 

Kilkenny TD John McGuinness is the latest Fianna Fáil TD to call for a new party leader, saying the baton “must pass on now”. Picture: Conor McCabe Photography.

John McGuinness has become the latest Fianna Fáil TD to call for a new party leader, saying the "baton must pass on now”.

A letter sent by Mr McGuinness to Government Chief Whip Jack Chambers — the contents of which were revealed just hours after Micheál Martin called for unity in the party — said Fianna Fáil is now suffering from the consequences of an “aggressive and contemptuous culture”.