Dail speaker needs to ‘build bridges’ with opposition after confidence vote – TD

Ged Nash of the Labour Party speaks to the media outside Leinster House, Dublin, as Verona Murphy, the speaker of the Irish parliament, faces a confidence motion on Tuesday over her handling of a vote that cut opposition speaking rights (Niall Carson/PA) - (PA Wire)

The speaker of the Irish parliament needs to “build bridges” with the opposition after the confidence motion is held on Tuesday, a TD has said.

Labour deputy leader Ged Nash said “there’s a job of work to be done” to resolve a row that has seen opposition parties express a lack of confidence in the Ceann Comhairle, Verona Murphy.