Calls for unity in Fianna Fáil as TDs pause bid to trigger leadership race

Transport minister Darragh O'Brien says 'vast majority' of parliamentary party supports Micheál Martin 

Taoiseach Micheál Martin and members of Fianna Fáil's parliamentary party unveiled Jim Gavin as the party's presidential candidate on September 9. Picture: Niall Carson/PA

Senior Fianna Fáil members have called for unity and calm in the wake of the weekend's presidential election results, following discussions among some TDs over the weekend around the future of leader Micheál Martin.

A group of TDs said to have been ready to sign a motion triggering a leadership race have stepped back to allow a review into the disastrous candidacy of Jim Gavin to be published.