Micheál Martin's Freudian slip reiterates Fianna Fáil position

It was the type of Freudian slip that, perhaps, said a lot about where Fianna Fáil really are these days, writes Juno McEnroe.

Juggling questions from reporters at the opening of the party’s pre-Dáil conference in Co Carlow, Micheál Martin artfully sidestepped queries about the budget, Fine Gael’s time in office and that old chestnut, water charges.

However, surrounded by his newer, younger TDs and senators, the smiling leader unwittingly disclosed what Fianna Fáil is really about when it comes to propping up the Fine Gael-minority government.