Chaotic scenes in the Dáil on Wednesday as parliamentarians clashed over appointing Martin
The Irish parliament is to reconvene at 10.30 today after a chaotic row over that saw the formal election of the taoiseach abandoned with the Dáil suspended four times.
Opposition party leaders were due to meet with the leaders of the government parties Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael at 8.30am to try to hammer out a deal that would pave the way for a smooth election.
The Irish parliament reconvenes for a second attempt to elect Micheál Martin as taoiseach after Wednesday’s sitting had to be abandoned after opposition protests
US president Donald Trump speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, via a video link (17:00 CET).
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