A chaotic row in the Irish parliament has been labelled as a "subversion of the Irish Constitution" by would-be Irish premier Micheal Martin. The Fianna Fail leader, who was poised to become the next ...

"What we witnessed today was the subversion of the Irish constitution ... This has never happened in the history of the state before," Martin told a hastily arranged press conference. "The most ...

He described events yesterday in Leinster House as a “subversion of the Irish Constitution”. The mayhem forced the election of a taoiseach to be suspended. If the unedifying huffing and ...

As per the Irish Constitution, a Cabinet must have a minimum of seven and a maximum of 15 members. The Taoiseach, Tánaiste, and Minister for Finance must be TDs, while two senators can be ...

Mr Martin called the disruption by opposition “anti-democratic” and said it was a “subversion” of the Irish Constitution. Fine Gael leader and presumptive minister for foreign affairs ...

A row in the Irish parliament has been labelled a “subversion of the Irish Constitution” by would-be Irish premier Micheal Martin. The Fianna Fail leader, who was poised to become the next ...

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A row in the Irish parliament has been labelled a “subversion of the Irish Constitution” by would-be Irish premier Micheal Martin. The Fianna Fail leader, who was poised to become the next taoiseach ...