US EditionIrish parliamentary speaker defeats no confidence motion
- The Irish Government won a vote of confidence in speaker Verona Murphy by 96 votes to 71, with two abstentions.
- Murphy stated she bears no ill will towards the opposition and is committed to upholding parliamentary rights.
- Irish Premier Micheal Martin criticized opposition parties for employing cynical strategies of aggression and disruption during the vote.
- Opposition leaders, including Sinn Fein's Mary Lou McDonald, expressed concerns over Murphy's alleged bias, claiming it was breathtaking and asserting her position is untenable.
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Great debates… and some not so great
No-confidence debates similar to that which took place in the Thai parliament earlier in the week have become something of a tradition in the kingdom, but I can’t recall any such motion ever being successful. Still, at least it gives the MPs an opportunity to share their words of wisdom with us hoi polloi.
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perspectivemedia.comSpeaker wins confidence vote in divided Irish parliament
The Irish Government has won a vote of confidence in the speaker of the parliament.
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Irish parliamentary speaker defeats no confidence motion
DUBLIN (Reuters) - The speaker of the lower house of Ireland's parliament defeated a no confidence motion laid down by the main opposition parties as expected on Tuesday after maintaining the support of the coalition government.
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