'Cop on a bit': Micheál Martin hits back at claims he is a 'grumpy old man'
Tanaiste Micheal Martin speaking to the media after attending the annual Wolfe Tone Commemoration at Bodenstown Cemetery, Co. Kildare. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA Wire
Tánaiste Micheál Martin has hit out at background figures in Fine Gael who are briefing that he has become 'a grumpy old man', saying they need to “cop on a bit”.
Speaking in Kildare, Mr Martin said that comments suggesting he is “tetchy” initially came from broadcaster and former Fine Gael TD Ivan Yates.
