"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 ...

The Taoiseach accused Sinn Fein of “politicking around Northern Ireland” issues as he defended his decision not to nominate ...

Micheál Martin, who is poised to become the next Taoiseach, said: "What we witnessed today was the subversion of the Irish Constitution. "The most fundamental obligation of the Dáil is to elect ...

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 ...