Pressure on Micheál Martin as three of Fianna Fáil’s youngest TDs issue warning shot

Further three senior members have requested an 'urgent meeting of the parliamentary party'

One backbencher described the mood in the party over Micheál Martin’s leadership as having 'shifted', with TDs who previously would not have spoken up now doing so. Picture: Stephen Collins/Collins 

Further pressure has been piled on Taoiseach Micheál Martin as three of Fianna Fáil’s youngest TDs issued a warning shot about the direction of the party, and a further three members demanded a showdown meeting of TDs and senators.

The Irish Examiner has been told by TDs and senators that there is “more appetite than ever” for a change of Fianna Fáil leadership, though none were willing to put a date on when a heave could be organised, other than that it could happen quickly if a successor were to put their hand up.