Micheál Martin dismisses ‘silly’ briefings portraying him as a ‘grumpy old man’By David Young, PAMicheal Martin has told those behind Fine Gael-attributed briefings describing him as a grumpy old man to “cop on”. In an interview with the Sunday Independent, Mr Martin also asserted that he was a “person of substance” and “not a person of soundbites”. Speaking to reporters in Co Kildare later on Sunday, he denied those remarks were a thinly veiled dig at Mr Harris. “No, it’s just clearly stating where I am as a politician and have been all my life,” he said. Asked about the briefed references to him as “grumpy old man”, he replied: “It’s quite amusing at one level but I would say to people to cop on a bit.

Source: Irish Independent November 04, 2024 18:29 UTC