Irish Deputy Prime Minister Frances Fitzgerald is resigning in a bid to ease a political crisis that was threatening to bring down the government, Ireland's public broadcaster RTE reported on Tuesday.
The crisis erupted last week and could have led to snap elections before Christmas, at a critical time for Ireland ahead of an EU summit where the future ofRead more
Ireland's main opposition party on Friday submitted a motion of no-confidence in the country's deputy prime minister over her handling of a police whistleblower controversy, warning that elections loomed if she did not step down.
Deputy Prime Minister Frances Fitzgerald "should step aside... that would avoid a general election," Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin said on RTE radio.Read more