Second attempt to elect Micheál Martin as Taoiseach after day of political uproar

Micheál Martin described the unruly behaviour over five and a half hours, during which the Dáil was suspended three times, as a 'subversion of the Constitution'

Simon Harris, Michéal Martin, and Jack Chambers in the Dail chamber. A second attempt to elect Mr Martin as taoiseach will be made today. Picture: Flickr/Houses of Oireachtas

The Dáil will resume today in a bid to appoint a Taoiseach after an unprecedented day of chaos which prevented Micheál Martin from being elected government leader.

Mr Martin described the unruly behaviour over five and a half hours, during which the Dáil was suspended three times, as a "subversion of the Constitution", while Simon Harris claimed the Ceann Comhairle had been "bullied" by the opposition.