Ó'Caoláin calls on O'Donoghue to step down

Sinn Féin Caoimhghín Ó'Caoláin has called on John O’Donoghue to resign as Ceann Comhairle, saying that his position has become untenable.

Speaking after a meeting of the party’s Oireachtas team this morning, Ó Caoláin said the Ceann Comhairle had embarked on a series of "lavish junkets" since he took office. He urged both Fine Gael and the Labour Party to support his call.

"The position of John O'Donoghue TD as Ceann Comhairle has become untenable given his continued waste of public money since he took the chair of the Dáil," Ó'Caoláin said.

“Deputy O'Donoghue should resign immediately and, if he does not, a motion calling on him to resign should be tabled in the Dáil.

"I am calling on both Fine Gael and the Labour Party to support this position and to facilitate the moving of a motion calling for his resignation if the need arises," concluded the Sinn Féin Dáil leader.