Some of his backbenchers might venture to disagree, but Micheál Martin is in sunny form. Taoiseach Micheál Martin stresses that what US leaders say about the EU is wrong. He is immediately wary of drawing any equivalence between Russia and the US, but stresses that what US leaders say about the EU is wrong. Micheál Martin defends public spending increases of recent years, pointing to the huge increase in population. I think when there’s too much internal criticism ... the party doesn’t do well with the people.

Source: The Irish Times February 02, 2026 21:15 UTC