Dark chocolate, green tea and documentaries help night owl Taoiseach deal with job stress

The Taoiseach said he was “very orientated” towards getting things done and obviously Covid had put pressure and slowed down many projects. Picture: Brian Lawless

Indulging in dark chocolate, watching documentaries late at night and reading a few chapters of a book are the Taoiseach’s way of coping with the pressures of his job.

Micheál Martin admitted that he can be “cranky and impatient” at the pace of progress and that he gets frustrated when he wants something done within a month but is told that it will take six months.