Seamus Wolfe appointed to supreme court

Mr Woulfe’s nomination to the country’s top court comes just two weeks after he vacated the position of Attorney General and was formally signed off upon by the Cabinet this evening.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has denied there was any political wrangling or agreement to appoint Seamus Woulfe SC, the Attorney General during Leo Varadkar’s government to the Supreme Court.

Mr Woulfe’s nomination to the country’s top court comes just two weeks after he vacated the position of Attorney General and was formally signed off upon by the Cabinet this evening.