Micheál Martin addresses Fianna Fáil over deputy leader issue

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The Fianna Fáil parliamentary party meeting last week heard calls to appoint a deputy leader, while Tánaiste Micheál Martin was out of the country. Picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

Tánaiste Micheál Martin has addressed his own party members for going behind his back on the deputy leader issue.

Last week, the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party meeting heard calls to appoint a deputy leader, while Tánaiste Micheál Martin was out of the country.