Micheál Martin officially became Ireland’s taoiseach a day late after a chaotic row led to the Irish parliament being suspended.

Efforts to formally name Mr Martin were abandoned amid uproar over whether independent members of his new coalition government could be allocated opposition speaking time.

The Dáil reconvened at 11.40am on Thursday to proceed with the nomination of a taoiseach after extensive negotiations resulted in agreement parliamentary rules needed to be reviewed.

It is the second time the 64-year-old Fianna Fáil leader, a proud Corkman, will serve as Ireland’s premier after Parliamentarians voted 95 to 76 to appoint him.

“It is a profound honour to be nominated to serve as head of the government in a free, democratic and diverse republic,” Mr Martin said.

“I could not be more thankful to all of those who have been at my side and have helped me to achieve the honour of being nominated to serve as taoiseach.”

He said he would begin “operating a new systematic approach to consultation and cooperation” with the UK after the strains of the Brexit years and tensions with previous Conservative governments.

The UK would remain a “close social, cultural and economic neighbour for us”, he said.

Ireland would not be “naive” about the challenges presented by the new Trump presidency, he added.

President Trump has threatened the EU with tariffs. He has also pulled the USA out of the OECD and threatened countries, like Ireland, that impose its minimum tax rates on US multinationals. Dublin signed up to the OECD tax regime in 2021, raising its corporate tax rate to a new global minimum of 15 per cent from 12.5 per cent.

“Our relationship of kinship with the United States is older than our state. It has endured because we have continued to renew bonds of respect and cooperation,” Mr Martin said.

“Equally the Ireland-America relationship is one which benefits us both and it will emerge strongly no matter what,” he said.