Newly-elected Fianna Fail Councillor Mary Hanafin has been playing down the row she had with party Leader Michael Martin over her candidature.

Fianna Fáil has said it will consider disciplinary action against her, after she ignored party orders not to run in the local elections. She ran on a Fianna Fáil ticket in Blackrock, despite party orders that she was not to stand for election.

Earlier this month, party leader Micheál Martin said his former deputy leader had been given "very clear instructions" not to submit her name.

The former minister wept on winning Council seat last night.

And she said today she would like to see better treatment of candidates by the party.

While the Fianna Fail leader Micheál Martin told Shane Coleman on Newstalk that he will take on board criticism surrounding his leadership.