Daniel McConnell: If Donnelly and Foley can't do the job, Martin must axe them

The Taoiseach of the country should not be micromanaging his ministers, particularly in such crucial departments — the stakes are too high, writes Daniel McConnell.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin delivers an address at Government Buildings.

Watching Taoiseach Micheál Martin’s latest state-of-the-nation address on Tuesday, many people speaking to me bemoaned the gloomy news he was relaying.

Quite a number also mentioned how tired he looked.