Sinn Féin TDs leave Dáil chamber during Special Criminal Court vote

Justice Minister Heather Humphreys tonight sought to renew the Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009 for a further year. Picture: Gareth Chaney/ Collins Photos

Sinn Féin TDs left the Dáil chamber during a vote on the Special Criminal Court this evening.

A total of 90 TDs tonight voted to extend the laws underpinning the non-jury court this evening, but rather than vote against it, Sinn Féin TDs left the chamber.