No one expected Micheál Martin to be Taoiseach. Even the most optimistic Fianna Fáiler would concede at the time that he would be an interim leader; at best, he would be remembered for bringing in the smoking ban in public places while he was Minister for Health. But after the 2016 general election, Fianna Fáil more than doubled its number of Dáil seats…
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