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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
By Cillian Sherlock

Opposition leaders fail to express confidence in speaker after Dail chaos

Social Democrats deputy leader Cian O’Callaghan, Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman, leader of Solidarity-People Before Profit Richard Boyd Barrett, Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald, Labour leader Ivana Bacik and Independent Ireland leader Michael Collins outside Goveernment Builings, Dublin, speaking to the media where they said they do not have confidence in the speaker of the Dail Verona Murphy (Grainne Ni Aodha/PA) - (PA Wire)

Opposition leaders have failed to express confidence in the speaker of the Irish parliament after disruptions broke out over speaking time.

Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy fielded interruptions and tried to continue proceedings in the Dail chamber as opposition TDs took to their feet and objected to the government’s proposals.

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