LAWMAKERS in Ireland voted today to make veteran politician Micheal Martin prime minister for a second time at the helm of a coalition government. Members of the lower house of parliament, the Dail, ...
Mr Martin is now travelling to meet President Michael D Higgins at his official residence at Aras an Uachtarain in Dublin, where he will formally become Ireland’s taoiseach. Micheal Martin with ...
where Michael D Higgins will sign the warrant of appointment and hand Mr Martin the Seal of the Taoiseach at around 2pm. Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald. Photo: Brian Lawless/PA Later on ...