Greens joins three-party Ireland coalitionon June 27, 2020 at 10:17 pm

Image copyrightPA MediaIreland’s new taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Micheál Martin has said the fight against Covid-19 will be his government’s first priority.The 59-year-old Cork native was elected as the at a special meeting of the Irish parliament in Dublin.He has been the leader of the Fianna Fáil party since 2011.He will lead a three-party coalition consisting of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party.Mr Martin said that to be elected to serve as taoiseach was “one of the greatest honours which anyone can receive”.Speaking to the Dáil (Irish lower house) as taoiseach for the first t…