Micheal Martin was appointed Ireland's new prime minister on Thursday after lawmakers belatedly backed him following a bitter row over parliamentary speaking rules that had delayed the vote. Martin, ...
Micheal Martin, leader of Ireland’s Fianna Fail party, was voted in as prime minister on Thursday after an election in November that saw the main incumbent coalition partners return to power.
The longstanding Fianna Fail leader's nomination is backed 95 to 76 - the day after the Dail was suspended and the process halted due to a chaotic row.
The Taoiseach-elect will now travel to Áras an Uachtaráin to meet President Michael D Higgins, where the president will sign the warrant of appointment and present the seals of office ...