Micheál's not for moving as he now dictates his own destiny

Fianna Fáil members have said that not even his closest confidantes know what exactly Micheál Martin's plan is, but even the agitators are now accepting that he will be around for the foreseeable future.

TD Timmy Dooley takres a picture with Tánaiste Micheál Martin and party colleages at the Fianna Fáil think-in at the Horse and Jockey Hotel, Co Tipperary. Picture: Damien Eagers

Micheál is going nowhere.

This was the refrain both from Fianna Fáil politicians and the man himself as the party gathered for the annual pre-Dáil think-in.