Ireland is finally set to get a new government, led by a familiar face
DUBLIN -- Veteran politician Micheál Martin is set to become Ireland's prime minister for a second time on Wednesday when ...
Micheál Martin’s return as Ireland’s leader delayed by parliamentary wrangling
DUBLIN (AP) — Veteran politician Micheál Martin is set to become Ireland’s prime minister for a second time on Wednesday when ...
Election of taoiseach delayed as dáil suspended amid disorder
A row broke out in the dáil, forcing the suspension of proceedings as the Irish parliament returned to nominate a new ...
Irish parliament to reconvene after unprecedented row over speaking time
The Irish parliament is to reconvene a day after a chaotic row over how speaking time should be allocated to government-affiliated independents. A meeting of opposition party leaders is expected to be ...
‘Farcical’ Irish parliament row sees efforts to appoint a premier fail
Attempts to nominate a future taoiseach failed on Wednesday after a series of Dail disruptions over opposition speaking time.
Right-wing coalition government deal reached in Ireland
A coalition agreement reached between the winners of the Irish general election and a group of independents marks a sharp ...
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Farce in Irish parliament delays new government
An obscure dispute over speaking time forced the speaker to suspend the Dáil three times and postpone the vote.
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Michael Healy-Rae hangs up on Sarah McInerney, and five other things you may have missed during dramatic day in Dáil
The Dáil will again attempt to elect Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin as Taoiseach tomorrow, but there is a deepening row ...
Election of new Irish PM delayed amid speaking time row - as SF interrupt sitting
Members of Sinn Fein – including leader Mary Lou McDonald, Pearse Doherty and chief whip Padraig Mac Lochlainn – continued to ...
Irish parliament delays vote for prime minister after chaotic sitting
A vote due on Wednesday in the Irish parliament to elect a new prime minister was delayed by a day after opposition protests ...
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Row in Irish parliament a 'subversion of constitution' and 'farcical'
A chaotic row in the Irish parliament has been labelled as a "subversion of the Irish Constitution" by would-be Irish premier ...
‘Stunt politics’ derails Taoiseach vote ‘for first time in 100yrs’ as Martin made to wait with SF accused of ‘bullying’
MICHEAL Martin’s election as Taoiseach was derailed today following an explosive row in the Dail. The furious Fianna Fail ...