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Taoiseach or toast: Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin faces a pivotal time in his leadership of the party. Photo: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

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John Downing Opinion Green Party members may now also hold the fate of Micheál Martin in their hands

It is "Taoiseach or toast" for Micheál Martin over the coming fortnight. Things have finally come down to that rather unlovely conclusion as Martin prepares to conclude a three-cornered government deal, help sell it to not just his own foot soldiers, but also to those in the other two parties, and especially to Green Party members.

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John Downing Opinion Green Party members may now also hold the fate of Micheál Martin in their hands

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