Micheal Martin confirmed as new Irish PM

In Ireland, Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin has been confirmed as the new Prime Minister after a vote in the Dail, the lower house of the Irish parliament. Media reports said, the lawmakers yesterday voted to elect Martin as Prime Minister of Ireland for the second time by a coalition of the country’s two large centre-right parties, Fine Gael and Fianna Fail, and independent lawmakers.

64-year-old Martin was Prime Minister of Ireland between 2020 and 2022 before handing the leadership to Fine Gael for the second half of the term.



Under the deal between the two parties, outgoing Prime Minister Simon Harris is set to return as premier in late 2027.

The parties, Fianna Fail and Fine Gael, members of Ireland’s previous governing coalition, held onto power following the general election held in late November last year. The two parties secured a combined 86 seats in the 174-seat Dail, falling just two seats short of a majority. The main opposition party Sinn Fein won 39 seats, only second to Fianna Fail, which won 48 seats.