Politics

Packed schedule keeps Tánaiste on his toes, and on point

Micheál Martin spent last week in New York talking up his predecessors’ achievements and promoting the €1bn Shared Island initiative, playing down suggestions that he sees the project as a legacy of his own

Tánaiste Micheál Martin marches with New York Attorney General Latisha James in the city’s St Patrick’s Day parade, the world’s largest. Picture: Getty