Taoiseach insists he will contest next general election

It comes following raised eyebrows after Mr Martin said twice in the space of week that he would 'fulfil his mandate as Taoiseach'

Some in Fianna Fáil were questioning on Thursday whether their leader (pictured here voting with his wife in last election) was sending a signal that the end of his leadership was approaching. Picture: Dan Linehan

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has branded suggestions that he has changed his language around his future in Fianna Fáil as “rubbish”, insisting he will contest the next general election.

It comes after raised eyebrows when Mr Martin said twice in the space of a week that he would “fulfil his mandate as Taoiseach”.