Profile Micheál Martin: The running man

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Name: Micheál Martin

Age:57

Appearance: well-preserved, determined

Newsworthiness: buoyant following his recent political victory over Leo Varadkar, but playing a long game with a view to being the next taoiseach

Since he took over as leader of Fianna Fáil, it has been a seven-days–a–week job for Micheál Martin. After finishing his Dáil work on a Tuesday night, he goes out canvassing in one of the Dublin constituencies where the party desperately needs ...