Micheál Martin must face up to the Casey conundrum

If Micheál Martin thought Mary Hanafin, Éamon Ó Cuív, and Bertie Ahern hanging around was bad, he may be about to get a foghorn-volume wake-up call as to what awkward really means, writes Fiachra Ó Cionnaith

Presidential runner-up Peter Casey’s claim that he will set up “new Fianna Fáil” unless he is given the keys to the party leader’s office follows in the footsteps of three other high-profile party affiliates who have given Martin repeated headaches in recent years.