Martin playing the long game - Restoring FF to prominence

PEOPLE of a certain age may recall learning as children Aesop’s fable of the tortoise and the hare where, against the odds, the slow moving hare defeats his speedy rival through patience and perseverance.

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has more than the touch of the tortoise about him.

He is the Apostle of Patience and it is a characteristic that has served both him and his party well.