John McGuinness eleito como Leas-Cheann Comhairle no parlamento irlandês, sucedendo Verona Murphy. John McGuinness elected as Leas-Cheann Comhairle in Irish parliament, succeeding Verona Murphy.

John McGuinness, do Fianna Fáil, foi eleito como o novo Leas-Cheann Comhairle no parlamento da Irlanda, recebendo 96 votos, enquanto Aengus Snodaigh, do Sinn Féin, obteve 66. John McGuinness of Fianna Fáil has been elected as the new Leas-Cheann Comhairle in Ireland's parliament, receiving 96 votes, while Sinn Féin's Aengus Ó Snodaigh got 66. McGuinness supervisionará os debates e gerenciará disputas quando o principal orador, Verona Murphy, estiver ausente. McGuinness will oversee debates and manage disputes when the main speaker, Verona Murphy, is absent. No Seanad, Maria Byrne, de Fine Gael, foi eleita Leas-Cathoirleach. In the Seanad, Fine Gael's Maria Byrne was elected as Leas-Cathoirleach.