Irish Prime Minister Selection
Members of the Irish Dail nominated candidates and then voted to elect John Bruton of the Fine Gael Party as the new prime minister. He defeated Bertie Ahern, leader of the Fianna Fail Party…
135 viewsMembers of the Irish Dail nominated candidates and then voted to elect John Bruton of the Fine Gael Party as the new prime minister. He defeated Bertie Ahern, leader of the Fianna Fail Party…
135 viewsOn November 16th, Irish Prime Minister Albert Reynolds resigned under threat of a no confidence motion. His Labour Party supporters refused to support him due to disagreement over the govern…
200 viewsDuring Irish Dail floor debate, solutions to the violence in Northern Ireland were debated.
112 viewsC-SPAN aired a portion of the Irish Parliament’s debate on the on going violence in Northern Ireland and Great Britain. Government officials discussed the recent violence between the Catholi…
128 viewsIn excerpts from a session of the Irish Dail, members proposed and voted on nominees for Irish prime minister. After three hours of debate, the Irish Dail was unable to determine a prime min…
133 viewsIrish Prime Minister Albert Reynolds spoke to the Irish Dail about loss of a vote of confidence 88-77. In addition, the small Progressive Democrat Party pulled out of the ruling coalition, a…
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