Ireland’s lower house saw an eventful return to business after the summer break – shifting from a solemn minute’s silence held for the late Queen Elizabeth, to laughter at the accidental promotion of the Sinn Fein leader, to frayed exchanges on the cost-of-living crisis.
In the Irish parliament’s first course of action after the summer break, a minute’s silence was held in memory of Queen Elizabeth II.
The Ceann Comhairle, or chair of the Dail, Sean O Fearghail, called her a “truly magnificent and inspirational head of our neighbouring state, whose years of dedicated service is truly without parallel”.
