Fianna Fáil unrest grows as Micheál Martin faces threat of no-confidence motion

Fianna Fáil sources say Taoiseach Micheál Martin may not survive an internal no-confidence motion amid growing party unrest

Taoiseach Micheál Martin attends the Cork Senior Football Championship Final in Pairc Uí Chaoimh on Sunday. Picture: ©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo

Taoiseach Micheál Martin could “struggle to win” a no-confidence motion proposed by the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party, one minister has suggested.

Anger continues to grow among Government backbenchers over the handling of the party’s failed presidential campaign and the selection of Jim Gavin.