Irish parliament fails to nominate new Prime Minister following speaking time row
Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin (right) and Fine Gael's Simon Harris talk to the media outside the government building in Dublin, January 22, 2025
THE IRISH parliament failed to nominate a new Prime Minister (or Taoiseach) yesterday, following a row on speaking time.
Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin had been poised to become the next Taoiseach after agreeing a Programme for Government with the Fine Gael party and a selection of independents.
However, a dispute over whether some of those independents would be allocated opposition speaking time ended yesterday’s proceedings without a new Irish premier.
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