Micheál Martin returns as Ireland's prime minister after securing backing of the parliament
Irish lawmakers have voted to make veteran politician Micheál Martin prime minister for a second time, leading a coalition government
Ireland finally appoints new prime minister after chaos in parliament
Micheál Martin became Ireland’s taoiseach (prime minister) for the second time in his political career on Thursday, a day later than planned.
Irish parliament delays vote for prime minister after speaking rights row
The speaker of the lower house, or Dail, suspended the chamber for a fourth time after the Sinn Fein party voiced anger over plans to allow independent parliamentarians, some of whom back the incoming government, to join them on the opposition benches.
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 over speaking rights for independent lawmakers supporting the incoming coalition government derailed a chaotic sitting.
Irish PM finally appointed after day of parliamentary chaos
Ireland’s parliament has succeeded in electing Micheál Martin as Taoiseach after a delay caused by unprecedented chaos in the chamber, kicking off a new government bracing for US trade challenges. The centrist Fianna Fáil leader’s coalition is preparing an “all-out diplomatic and trade offensive” to persuade US President Donald Trump to back off from his tax and tariff threats against the EU country where many large US technology and pharmaceutical companies are based.
Irish Parliament Backs Micheal Martin As New Prime Minister
The Irish parliament on Thursday backed Micheal Martin to become the country's next taoiseach or prime minister, a day after a bitter row had delayed the vote.
Micheal Martin appointed new Irish PM after parliamentary standoff
Martin, who previously served as prime minister between 2020 and 2022, was appointed after overnight talks to break a deadlock in the new parliament.
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 ...
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How the Republic of Ireland will elect its next parliament
The Irish general election that took place on Friday will decide who will sit in the Dáil, the lower house of the Oireachtas (Ireland's parliament ... to vote in the Republic of Ireland.
‘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.
Micheál Martin returns as Ireland's prime minister after securing backing of parliament
Irish lawmakers have voted to make veteran politician Micheál Martin prime minister for a second time, leading a coalition government.