Micheal Martin said there had been a "subversion of the constitution" when unruly scenes saw the Dail suspended four times and the vote for his new government ultimately pushed back a day

The Irish parliament will resume on Wednesday with Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin set to return as taoiseach for a second time. The 35th Dáil (Irish parliament) will see Mr Martin elected as taoiseach (prime minister),

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Mr Martin’s Fianna Fail emerged as the largest party following the Irish general election at the end of November.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin is set to join world leaders for a commemoration at Auschwitz to mark International ­Holocaust Remembrance Day today. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the former German Nazi concentration and extermination camp.

The Dáil will resume today in a bid to appoint a Taoiseach after an unprecedented day of chaos which prevented Micheál Martin from being elected government leader.Mr Martin described the unruly behaviour over five and a half hours,

Micheal Martin nominated as next taoiseach - Mr Martin will formally become Ireland’s new premier during a ceremony with President Michael D Higgins.

A resident of Roscommon told him the grid system is “failing” and that the State should pay for rural homes to set up their own power supply.

THE Taoiseach has been heavily criticised over the Government’s response to Storm Eowyn — as ­European repair crews arrived in Ireland amid the battle to restore power. ESB bosses last night

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has warned that Ireland will “experience more severe storms with greater regularity” as the clean-up after Storm Éowyn continues. As he visited affected areas in Roscommon, he was approached by frustrated Castlerea local Rachel Connolly who informed him that not enough had been done to prevent hundreds of thousands of people across the country losing their power.

Roscommon woman Rachel Connolly told Taoiseach Micheál Martin that the plans ahead of last week's Storm Éowyn "didn't work."

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