A chaotic row in the Irish parliament has been labelled as a "subversion of the Irish Constitution" by would-be Irish premier Micheal Martin.The Fianna Fail leader, who was poised to become the next taoiseach on Wednesday after a deal with the Fine Gael party and several independents, criticised the opposition for disrupting protocol amid chaotic scenes.The dispute centred over whether some of those independents would be allocated opposition speaking time in the Irish parliament ended Wednesday'

A chaotic row in the Irish parliament has been labelled as a "subversion of the Irish Constitution" by would-be Irish premier Micheal Martin.The Fianna Fail leader, who was poised to become the next taoiseach on Wednesday after a deal with the Fine Gael party and several independents, criticised the opposition for disrupting protocol amid chaotic scenes.The dispute centred over whether some of those independents would be allocated opposition speaking time in the Irish parliament ended Wednesday's proceedings without a new Irish premier.The Fianna Fail and Fine Gael leaders branded the oppositions actions as "farcical" and accused Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald of "stunt politics on speed".