Tempers have eased and tensions have diminished a bit in Fianna Fáil this week as the party awaits a report on its disastrous presidential election campaign. So what actually is the state of play now within the party – and what is the future for Martin’s leadership? But even beyond that, issues about Martin’s future, how the party is run and what it can achieve in Government, will continue. There is one further element in the mix: few of Martin’s TDs believe that he will fight another general election. But, as Martin’s loyalists have noted, neither has O’Callaghan been going out of his way to support his leader.
