Ireland's premier Micheal Martin has insisted he will lead Fianna Fail into the next election.He was also defiant that he "hadn't seen anything off" in terms of a leadership challenge following a week that saw criticism from Fianna Fail backbenchers.On Wednesday, three of the party's youngest TDs issued a letter criticising the handling of recent fuel price protests, in which they said they viewed "events of the past few weeks with a real and deep concern".

Ireland's premier Micheal Martin has insisted he will lead Fianna Fail into the next election.He was also defiant that he "hadn't seen anything off" in terms of a leadership challenge following a week that saw criticism from Fianna Fail backbenchers.On Wednesday, three of the party's youngest TDs issued a letter criticising the handling of recent fuel price protests, in which they said they viewed "events of the past few weeks with a real and deep concern".