Micheál Martin returns to the post of Taoiseach after being nominated and winning the vote in Ireland's Dáil Éireann.

Micheal Martin has said he is “thankful” to his supporters after he received the backing of the Irish parliament to be nominated as the country’s next premier. Parliamentarians voted 95 to 76 in support of the nomination of the Fianna Fail leader, the day after a chaotic row disrupted the process and resulted in the suspension of the Dail.

Micheal Martin has formally become Taoiseach during a ceremony with the Irish president, Michael D Higgins. Mr Martin’s Fianna Fail emerged as the largest party after the Irish general election at the end of November.