FF’s Martin says party could have won more seats

Fianna Fáil leader says some constituencies could have been more self-confident

Micheál Martin

Micheál Martin has criticised a lack of ambition from some of his Fianna Fáil colleagues which he said meant the party did not win more seats in the last general election.

The Fianna Fáil leader has admitted that the party’s poor performance in opinion polls over the last five years sapped party morale and led to a lack of ambition when it came to running candidates in some constituencies.

“It [the polls] did ...