Ireland should avoid 'politicisation of the judiciary' as has happened in the United States

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said the US Supreme Court decision to overturn abortion rights was the result of people being appointed to the court because of their political beliefs

Taoiseach Micheál Martin: 'Above everything else, we should avoid the politicisation of the judiciary because that's what led to the decision in Roe V Wade.' File picture: Gareth Chaney/ Collins 

Ireland should avoid the politicisation of the judiciary which led to the US Supreme Court overturning abortion rights, the Taoiseach said.

Micheál Martin said the decision last week to overturn Roe v Wade, which protected a woman’s right to choose in America, was the result of people being appointed to the court because of their political beliefs.