Storm Lowry landed early in Dáil Éireann. And there was a complete pandemonium. The Government knew it was coming but decided it was unimportant. Bad call. It was a miracle the roof stayed on with all the roaring. There were rolling ructions all day in the chamber. Breakaway groups of Opposition TDs formed angry huddles on the chamber floor.

Micheál Martin, who was poised to be elected as Ireland's new Taoiseach today, slammed the chaotic Dáil proceedings as a "subversion of the Irish Constitution."

Row in Dáil Éireann a ‘subversion of constitution’ - says Micheál Martin. A chaotic row in the Dáil has been labelled as a “subversion of the Irish Constitution” by would-be Taoiseach Micheál Martin.

The Dáil is set to meet again this morning after chaotic scenes prevented the election of a Taoiseach for the first time in the country's history yesterday

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Talks are under way at Leinster House to try and bridge the significant differences between the coalition and the opposition, which led to the Dáil being suspended and Micheál Martin not securing the nomination to become taoiseach.

The Dáil is to reconvene a day after a chaotic row over how speaking time should be allocated to government-affiliated independents. A meeting of opposition party leaders is expected to be held early on Thursday morning in order to agree a resolution before the Dáil resumes.

Two impromptu stand-up press conferences were held on either side of Leinster House around teatime. At the gates of Government Buildings, Simon Harris and Micheál Martin vented about the events of the day, with Harris portraying it as a “political stunt on speed” with Martin going further and claiming it was a “subversion” of the Constitution.

Attempts to nominate a future taoiseach failed on Wednesday after a series of Dáil disruptions over opposition speaking time.

A row in the Dáil has been labelled a “subversion of the Irish Constitution” by would-be Irish taoiseach Micheál Martin.

Sinn Féin deputy Pa Daly has accused Michael and Danny Healy-Rae of playing a game of pretend as efforts are ongoing to clear the impasse following Wednesday’s chaotic scenes in Dáil Eireann.