Taoiseach Micheál Martin was speaking to a gathering of his Fianna Fáil party after a bruising week.

Ministers have backed the Taoiseach after backbenchers criticised the Fianna Fáil leadership’s handling of fuel protests.

The party’s deputy leader spoke to RTÉ after backbenchers criticised the Government’s handling of fuel protests.

Micheál Martin said he does not ‘feel under threat’ as leader of Fianna Fáil.

‘The Irish people don’t expect miracles, but they do expect to be listened to,’ Fianna Fáil TD Willie O’Dea said.

Fianna Fail TDs James O’Connor, Albert Dolan, and Ryan O’Meara expressed ‘real and deep concern’

A timeline of events around Jim Gavin’s selection, campaign and withdrawal have been set out in an internal Fianna Fail review.

Micheal Martin has come under pressure for his role in backing Jim Gavin to be the party’s candidate in the race.

The Taoiseach said that ministers will do it directly in some cases.

Antoinette Burke confronted Micheal Martin as he arrived for a Fianna Fáil think-in.

Micheál Martin continued to rule out going into coalition with Sinn Féin.

Leader Micheal Martin was joined by the party’s election candidates for the launch of its manifesto in Dublin.

Micheál Martin also dismissed any idea he might be considering retirement.

‘If we just throw out ideas without any substance behind them, a lot of those providers could take flight,’ Micheál Martin cautioned.

The Tánaiste said ‘the price of euroscepticism’ to households in the UK was €2,000 a year.

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin denied Niall Blaney's assertion and said all European Parliament election candidates were getting ‘significant’ support

The Fianna Fail leader said there is a need for a serious public debate around the issue.

The Fianna Fáil leader denied the suggestion that the government was afraid to run another plebiscite after a double rejection in March.

Micheál Martin also defended not inviting the Israeli ambassador to his party’s conference in Dublin this weekend.