Dáil suspended as Mary Lou refuses to leave chamber
Sinn Fein says it has no confidence in the Ceann Comhairle of the Dáil, after mounting a sit-in in the chamber. Business was held up for four hours because of the sit-in - and then abandoned entirely until next Tuesday. TDs voted to suspend Mary Lou McDonald from the chamber - but the Sinn Féin deputy leader refused to leave. This evening she says Ceann Comhairle Sean Barrett is not fit for the job: Click PLAY to hear audio
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