Ireland’s newly-appointed premier has promised to tackle the housing crisis and create a “step change” for people with disabilities as he revealed a refreshed Cabinet.

Micheal Martin formally becomes Taoiseach - Micheal Martin has formally become Taoiseach after a ceremony with the Irish president Michael D Higgins.

In his acceptance speech in the Dáil, the Fianna Fáil leader said it was a “profound honour to be nominated to serve as head of the government in a free, democratic and diverse republic”.

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

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It took 24 hours, three Dáil suspensions, endless shouting, multiple press conferences and meetings that lasted into the small hours – but Micheál Martin is Taoiseach again. After what he described as ...