Latest: Fianna Fáil calls on Máire Whelan to resign from Appeals Court

LATEST: Fianna Fáil has called on former Attorney General Máire Whelan to resign from her new role as Appeals Court judge and be forced to re-apply for it.

Update 10.17am: Fianna Fáil has called on former Attorney General Máire Whelan to resign from her new role as Appeals Court judge and be forced to re-apply for it.

The party is unhappy with the way Máire Whelan was appointed to the post and wants her to go through the normal procedure.