Edging slowly towards an accidental election

Micheál Martin may be able to call time on this ramshackle Government whenever he sees fit, but a number of matters could force the hand of the Fianna Fáil leader, writes political editor Daniel McConnell

People are asking just when will Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin pull the plug on the Coalition and force an election.

LAST Thursday week, we got a glimpse of the future. Minister Leo Varadkar stood in for Leaders’ Questions and performed with aplomb, much to the delight of his squad of young cheerleaders on Fine Gael’s backbenches.

Forty-eight hours after Varadkar set Fine Gael hearts a-fluttering, his leader made the point that he is going nowhere soon.