He was elected Taoiseach by the Dáil this afternoon
In a moment that ends civil war politics in Ireland Fine Gael and Green Party TDs voted with Fianna Fáil to elect a new government.
The Fianna Fail Leader has become Cork's second Taoiseach after Jack Lynch held power until 1979.
Niall Colbert has been looking back on Micheál Martin's political career:
