Rock star welcome for Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon

Senators lost the run of themselves yesterday with the visit of Scotland’s first minister to the Upper House, writes Juno McEnroe

There were heaps of praise for the Scottish National Party leader. The giddy senators gave Ms Sturgeon sustained rounds of applause — a rare sight in the sleepy chamber.

It was the first ever visit to the Seanad by a sitting foreign government leader, we were told.