Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of the nomination of a new taoiseach. The Dáil is to reconvene today at 11.30am after a chaotic row yesterday over how speaking time should be allocated to the government-affiliated Independent TDs.

Two impromptu stand-up press conferences were held on either side of Leinster House around teatime. At the gates of Government Buildings, Simon Harris and Micheál Martin vented about the events of the day, with Harris portraying it as a “political stunt on speed” with Martin going further and claiming it was a “subversion” of the Constitution.

The Dáil witnessed a once-in-a-century failure to nominate a Taoiseach on Wednesday amid chaotic scenes at Leinster House

Simon Harris has described Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald’s behaviour in the Dáil as “stunt politics” and “disgraceful”.

Micheál Martin, who was poised to be elected as Ireland's new Taoiseach today, slammed the chaotic Dáil proceedings as a "subversion of the Irish Constitution."

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Expected election of Micheál Martin as taoiseach and naming of new cabinet derailed amid scenes of acrimonious disorder

Leaders from Coalition and Opposition parties will meet at Government Buildings at 8.30am this morning in a bid to overcome the issues which led to the Dáil being suspended yesterday without nominating the Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin,

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin is to become Taoiseach for the second time on Wednesday as the Dáil meets to confirm him and his new Cabinet.Once Mr Martin is confirmed as Taoiseach-elect by the Dáil,

Attempts to nominate a future taoiseach failed on Wednesday after a series of Dáil disruptions over opposition speaking time.

Opposition parties have proposed Independent TDs should be banned from being in opposition technical groups, if they support the Programme for Government.

The Taoiseach was speaking as members of his Fine Gael party met in Dublin to begin the process of ratifying the draft programme for government