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NEW Love Island bombshell Samie Elishi has already set her sights on an All Star boy.

Samie, 25, was revealed as a new bombshell during tonight’s episode of Love Island: All Stars, with her already looking to steal one of the hunky guys.

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Samie has entered the Love Island: All Stars villa as a bombshell[/caption]

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The stunning star has revealed who she’s got her eye on[/caption]

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Samie fancies Luca Bish[/caption]

The stunning brunette star shot to fame two years ago in 2023 when she starred in season nine as a bombshell.

She entered the villa on day 14 and placed third in the final on day 58 alongside then-boyfriend Tom Clare.

Revealing who she has set her sights on in the villa, Samie revealed that Brighton hunk Luca Bish is a bit of her.

When asked who she hopes to strike up a romance with, she replied: “Luca,” adding, “I feel like he’s very much a bit of me looks wise and watching him on this series, I like that he’s in touch with his emotional side.”

She went on: “He’s been the voice of reason throughout the whole Villa, I’m always saying ‘thank god someone said that…finally!’.”

Samie was then asked about how she would feel to step on Grace Jackson’s toes – who Luca is coupled up with currently.

“Him and Grace look like they’re going fine, but you can’t believe everything you see,” Samie replied.

“The game is the game, this is what happens.

“If he does have a good thing with Grace and stays with her, then he wasn’t for me,” she said.

STEPPING ON GRACE’S TOES

“She’s a bombshell too so she gets it,” Samie went on, adding, “What will be will be.

“I’m not the deciding factor about it, it’ll be up to Luca at the end of the day.”

Also ahead of her villa stint, she was asked why she wanted to return to Love Island, to which Samie said that she hope’s “second time’s a charm”.

“I want to return because, who gets to do this twice?” she said of her All Stars stint.

“You think it’s a once in a lifetime opportunity, so if you get offered to do it twice, you’ve got to do it again.

‘SECOND TIME’S A CHARM’

“We had such a good time last time, why not! My relationship didn’t work out so hopefully it’s second time’s a charm,” she added.

Samie also revealed what she’s hoping to get out of a potential relationship off the back of her appearance on the hit show.

“I’m 24, going to be 25 soon but as I’m in my mid-twenties I want a nice, fun but secure relationship,” she revealed.

Samie said that she doesn’t want to settle down, have kids and get married “right away”, but added how she wants to find someone to make memories with.

“I want to find someone I can have fun with and make memories with, so settling down will come later for me.

“I’d like someone fun and ambitious and I want to build an empire with my partner,” she said.

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Samie made it to the final in 2023[/caption]

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She was coupled up with Tom Clare during her stint on the show[/caption]

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Samie is now looking for love once again[/caption]

CONOR McGREGOR appeared to spit in a fan’s face after a jibe about Khabib Nurmagomedov.

McGregor, 36, hasn’t stepped inside the octagon since suffering a horrifying leg break in a losing effort during his trilogy bout with Dustin Poirier at UFC 264 four years ago.

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The Irish fighter’s return date is currently unknown after his highly-anticipated comeback fight against Michael Chandler was axed due to a toe injury.

The mixed martial artist, though, is still attractig the spotlight as a shocking clip of him has now gone viral.

McGregor is shown at what looks like a swanky shopping centre and a fan is heard yelling. “Let’s go Khabib” in what appears to be a quip directed at the Irishman.

The former lightweight champion turns around and has an angry confrontation with the man in question.

A spitting sound is then heard before the ex-featherweight champion walks away.

McGregor is then heard saying: “I spit in your face, what do you do? Nothing.”

The location and date in which the clip is recorded is not yet known.

McGregor’s rivalry with Nurmagomedov back in 2018 went down in history as one of the most intense.

The two fighters had fiery confrontations both inside and outside the octagon.

That led to a fight at UFC 229, which McGregor lost via submission in the fourth round.

The two rivals have never faced since Nurmagomedov retained the lightweight title in Las Vegas.

Психологи вважають, що ознаки подружньої зради побачити легко. То як розпізнати сигнали невірності в поведінці чоловіка? Фахівці з відносин спочатку рекомендують розібратися у причині, через яку чоловік починає шукати інші відносини. Запитайте себе, що ви не можете, чи не хочете, чи не вмієте дати партнерові? Ось на які зміни в поведінці чоловіка треба звернути увагу. […]

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TONIGHT’S Love Island All Stars saw a clash between Ekin-Su and Elma Pazar – after the former kissed Sammy during a steamy challenge.

The islanders all took part in the fan favourite heart rate challenge – which sees the line-up put on a sexy show to get their co-stars hot under the collar.

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Ekin kissed Sammy during the heart rate challenge[/caption]

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The girls looked on in shock from above[/caption]

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Ekin-Su and Elma later had a chat about the shock moment[/caption]

In the sexy game, viewers saw Ekin-Su don a red devil outfit with horns and wings.

As she danced, the past winner gave fellow past champ Sammy Root a peck on the lips.

This prompted Sammy to shout up to Elma – whom he is coupled up with – “I didn’t kiss her back”.

While Elma remarked: “She didn’t kiss anyone else’s fella” .

Later on, Elma asked her fellow villa girl if she had indeed kissed Sammy.

To which Ekin-Su responded “whoops”, how it had been just a peck and said it wasn’t “that deep”.

Discussing further, Elma replied that it is deep and asked if Ekin was her friend or enemy.

This led Ekin-Su to apologise and say she will be more careful in the next challenge.

It followed the build-up to this moment being established earlier on in the episode.

Upon learning about the imminent heart rate challenge, Ekin-Su joked:  “I’m going to kiss everyone!”

Elma then pointed out how kissing is not a part of the game.

In response, Ekin-Su mouthed back: “I won’t snog your man!”

Taking to X, a viewer penned: “Not Ekin kissing Sammy on the lips in the heart rate challenge.”

Another added: “Why is Ekin kissing Sammy?? I can only defend so much!”

While a third wrote: “Ekin doing the famous terrace crawl and kissing Sammy, Elma is gonna burn that villa to the ground.”

Series 10 winner Sammy entered the All Stars villa as a bombshell alongside Danielle Sellers.

He and Elma had past history, having already met on the Towie circuit.

Meanwhile, Sammy’s arrival came after Ronnie Vint ditched her to reunite with Harriett Blackmore.

A source said: “Elma has said the attraction with Sammy was nothing more than flirtation as she’s conscious they have an age gap of nearly 10 years, but Love Island execs hope under the South African sun, love could bloom.

“Sammy is pals with a few of the lads too including Casey and Ron so will slot right in.

“He’s All Stars’ second winner too, joining Ekin in that accolade.”

Love Island All Stars continues on ITV2 and ITVX.

CHELSEA capitalised on the failures of their rivals to move up to fourth in the Premier League with a 2-1 win over West Ham in West London.

Chances came and went for The Blues in the first half, with the two best falling to Noni Madueke and Enzo Fernandez, both of whom missed the target.

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Cole Palmer played a big role in the winner[/caption]

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Pedro Neto inspired Chelsea to three points after coming off the bench[/caption]

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Levi Colwill had a moment to forget as he gifted West Ham the opening goal[/caption]

And just when it looked to be a half of missed chances, a Levi Colwill backpass rolled straight into the path of Jarrod Bowen who dispatched his shot perfectly into the bottom left corner on his return from injury.

A host of changes from Enzo Maresca upped the tempo in the second half, and they paid dividends with Pedro Neto driving home an equaliser in the 63rd minute after a shot from Fernandez.

Fans grew optimistic as the home side grew into the game, which culminated in a deflected Cole Palmer effort sending the Bridge into raptures as they went 2-1 up.

Only Tottenham have dropped more points from winning positions than Chelsea this season, but they managed to cling onto this one to put them into a Champions League spot once more.

Here is how SunSport’s Lloyd Canfield rated Chelsea’s performance.

Filip Jorgensen – 7

It would’ve been a tough task to disappoint Chelsea fans after what they have seen from Robert Sanchez in recent weeks.

There wasn’t an awful lot he could do about the opener, and actually made some pretty good stops to prevent his side being more than one goal down at the halfway point.

Those saves proved vital, and he should expect to start against Brighton up next.

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Reece James – 6

His crosses from the right were good throughout the first half, but there was no one clinical enough in the box to grab him an assist.

Strong defensively, but ultimately didn’t have much to do in that aspect with Chelsea dominant on the flanks.

Tosin Adarabioyo – 7

Strong in the air and pretty good across the ground.

Perhaps could have done a little more to prevent Bowen opening the scoring as he seemed to stand and watch him shoot, but overall was good and is growing into a good, consistent Premier League centre half.

His vital block in added time might well have been the difference between three points and one.

Levi Colwill – 3

His awful backpass rolledBowen in perfectly to give the Hammers the lead just before first half-time.

A lousy and sluggish performance improved in the second half after his side took the lead, but he was fortunate not to cost his side points tonight.

Marc Cucurella – 7

Inverted well from left back into midfield in a role that looks made for him, he was strong in his tackles and good in the air from start to finish.

Got into dangerous positions going forward, but couldn’t add the finishing touches to his game on this occasion.

Moises Caicedo – 7

Tenacious tackling and energy is what the home fans have become accustomed to seeing from their Ecuadorian destroyer.

Glimpses of that in the first half extended into a mature and controlled second 45 minutes where he looked to have Mo Kudus’ number.

Enzo Fernández – 5

Missed a huge chance to give Chelsea the lead which he rolled past the left hand post from a few yards out.

It was his blocked effort which bounced out for Neto to level the scoring, but overall the Argentine looked a bit off the pace in midfield.

Noni Madueke – 4

Perhaps should’ve had a goal and assist in the first half an hour as he was set up by Nicolas Jackson and put the ball on a plate for Enzo Fernandez, but neither chance was converted.

His best moment of the second half was when he bodied the referee, before being subbed for Christopher Nkunku.

Cole Palmer – 7

A quiet first half had the travelling fans comparing him to Andy Irving, but he soon showed them up.

Almost scored a free-kick similar to the one we saw against Brighton this season, but it was well saved by Areola.

It was his deflected effort that put his side in the lead as he grew into the game more and more.

Jadon Sancho – 4

His quick feet made him a threat on the left hand side in the first half, but again his end product or lack thereof would’ve cost Chelsea if his replacement didn’t bail them out.

Was subbed five minutes into the second half for Pedro Neto.

Nicolas Jackson – 3

Showed some promising signs early on with a good ball into Noni Madueke, who narrowly missed the goal.

Aside from that, he looked like a striker utterly devoid of any confidence and was poor before being hooked for 18-year-old Marc Guiu.

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Marc Guiu (Nicolas Jackson, 51) – 5

Didn’t really do a lot wrong or right after coming on for Nicolas Jackson.

Certainly looks more confident in the Conference League, but Premier League minutes in the tank will do him good.

Pedro Neto (Jadon Sancho, 51) – 8

His best performance in a Chelsea shirt since he joined.

A composed finish saw him level the scoring before more great work in the build up saw Cole Palmer rifle home a deflected effort.

Great energy, work rate, and end product from Maresca’s own Portuguese magnifico.

Malo Gusto (Reece James, 60) – 6

Was energetic and strong after replacing captain Reece James, also playing a part in the goal that put his side in the lead.

His passing was good and he looked more like the player who became a fan favourite at Stamford Bridge last campaign.

Christopher Nkunku (Noni Madueke, 60) – 5

Did a job for the team out of position on the left hand side in Jadon Sancho‘s position.

Not overly effective though, and you feel sorry for him a bit that a player as good as Cole Palmer occupies his best space.

Also looks like a player lacking confidence.

MARCUS RASHFORD “can hurt teams” and help Aston Villa WIN the Champions League.

In his first interview since leaving Manchester United to join the Midlanders on loan, the England forward revealed he is targeting the biggest prize in club football

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Marcus Rashford has made a shock loan[/caption]

Rashford will wear the No 9 shirt — vacated by £70million Al-Nassr signing Jhon Duran — as he aims to revive his career under Unai Emery.

He said: “Being back in the Champions League is hugely exciting. It’s the biggest competition for a club to be involved in, and they’re  always great nights.

“We want to get as far as we can and if we don’t aim to win it, then we’re never going to win it.

“I’m sure it will be a great experience for me playing for Villa in the Champions League.

“I know I can hurt teams and, when I’m at my best, decide football games.

“That will be my  only goal, to help the team win more games, more points and hopefully create history.”

Rashford has  12 goals and three assists in 33 appearances for United in Europe’s elite competition.

And Rashford will team up with Villa’s Paris Saint-Germain loanee Marco Asensio when they return to Europe in a last-16 tie next month.

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Rashford, 27, said: “I’ve played a fair amount of games in the Champions League so I feel like I’m experienced and know how to handle those situations.

“It’s my first time playing for another team but it’s been excitement, rather than being scared.

“It’s an ambitious time for this club and a great opportunity for me to  help them keep pushing forward.”

Villa are not paying a loan fee but have agreed to stump up at least 75 per cent of Rashford’s £325,000 weekly pay packet.

That could hit 90 per cent if bonus targets are hit.

Rashford can sign permanently this summer for £40m.

He last played on December 12 and was accused by  Ruben Amorim of lacking effort in training.

The 60-cap Three Lions ace believes he can take his game to a new level under intense Villa chief Emery.

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Rashford, who could make his Villa debut at home to Tottenham in the FA Cup on Sunday, added: “He’s a top manager and what he’s done with the club is unbelievable.

“It’s the constant ambition that’s attractive. They are a club that’s in a good position in the league and they’re pushing to get higher.

“We have a good, ambitious manager and great talent in the squad. I’ve had to choose somewhere  I feel my style of football is suited to, and  help them and help me rediscover and improve as a player.

“I want to make the most of my time.”

Asensio, a Champions League winner at Real Madrid, cannot wait to link up with Emery.

The winger, 29, said: “Unai’s had a great career, he’s a top coach, he’s been key in me being able to come here because of his idea of how he wants to play football.

“I love it, it suits me perfectly.”

“I’ve got experience in these types of Champions League games. They are games that are decided based on small margins.”

Villa are also set to agree a loan deal to take Chelsea outcast Axel Disasi for the remainder of this season.

Emery feared he had missed out on the 26-year-old France international defender.

Blues were not keen to strengthen a direct Champions League rival and wanted him to go to Spurs instead.

However, the  £38.8m buy from Monaco in August 2023 dug his heels in.

Villa are set to pay a £5m loan fee to land the centre-back, who starred for France at the 2022 World Cup.

Meanwhile, Villa defenders Kosta Nedeljkovic, 19, and Sil Swinkels, 21, have gone to RB Leipzig and Bristol Rovers in respective loan deals.

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LOVE Island’s Samie Elishi is set to turn up the heat in South Africa by arriving in the villa as a surprise bombshell.

Hot on the heels of Ron Hall after his shock exit, Samie is heading in to stir up even more drama.

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Former Love Island star Samie Elishi is heading into All Stars as a bombshell[/caption]

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The stunning brunette’s arrival will send shockwaves through the villa[/caption]

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Samie originally appeared in the ninth series of Love Island and was a real hit with the lads, snaring herself a boyfriend in Tom Clare.

The 24-year-old has since enjoyed a relationship with Towie star Harry Lee but is now looking for love after they called it a day five months ago.

The Sun can exclusively reveal that Samie’s arrival so soon after two shock exits will send shockwaves through the villa.

A source said: “Samie is absolutely stunning and she had no trouble turning the boys’ heads last time she was in the villa.

“Now she’s single again, she’s keen to try and find a man and her arrival really will set the cat among the pigeons.

“Tension is already at an all-time high in the villa following Ron and Scott’s departures, so it’s a great time for Samie to cause a stir.

“Ekin-Su has only just managed to turn Curtis’ head back from Danielle, so she definitely needs to watch out.”

Samie had her first shot at finding a man in winter series of Love Island in 2023.

She arrived as a bombshell midway through and instantly turned original islander Tom’s head having fought off competition from fellow bombshells Ellie Spence and Zara Lackenby Brown.

The couple ended up making it all the way to the final and finished in third place.

However, once back in the UK, Samie and Tom realised it wasn’t going to work.

Samie – based in London – put her head over heart and called time on their romance after a number of trips north to visit her footballer beau in Barnsley.

Things then turned ugly with the pair exchanging bitter swipes at each other online in the aftermath of their break-up.

The following year, Tom appeared on Love Island All Stars and won the show with Molly Smith. The couple are still together.

Samie, meanwhile, began secretly dating Harry Lee from The Only Way Is Essex.

The couple went Instagram official in March 2024 and Samie told The Sun they were going strong after “years of friendship”.

However, it wasn’t to be and Samie and Harry’s relationship hit the skids in September last year.

A source said at the time: “In recent months they have grown apart and decided it was better to remain friends.

“They tried their best to make things work but some things just aren’t meant to be.”

Meanwhile, The Sun exclusively revealed on Monday morning that Ron Hall is the latest islander to quit Love Island All Stars.

He is the second male to walk out of the Cape Town villa in 24 hours.

Scott Thomas had only just left after deciding it was time to go when Ron also made the decision to exit the show.

Ron wanted to leave after failing to make a connection with any of the girls.

He was coupled up with bombshell Danielle Seller – but only because Curtis Pritchard had snubbed her for Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu.

Sources tell us that Ron “grew tired” of forcing romances that he knew were going nowhere.

An insider said: “Ron was the centre of attention on his series, with multiple girls vying for his attention and with Lana always there for him to return to.

“It was a bit of a rude awakening for him this time round as he just couldn’t find a single spark.

“He realised he wasn’t likely to find that connection now and had grown tired of watching the front door for bombshells that might be for him.”

• Love Island continues tonight at 9pm on ITV2/ ITVX

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Samie and Harry ended their relationship last September[/caption]

CEANN Comhairle Verona Murphy has ruled that a regional group of independents cannot be recognised for speaking rights in the Dail.

A row over the matter has consumed Irish politics for the first few weeks of the new Government’s term.

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The issue centres around the Regional Group of independents – Michael Lowry, Gillian Toole, Barry Heneghan and Danny Healy-Rae.

They have been involved in the programme for Government negotiations and have vowed to support the Fine Gael-Fianna Fail coalition for the next five years.

But they also want to be labelled as opposition TDs so they can get speaking time in the Dail during Leaders’ Questions and challenge the Taoiseach, a bid that was blasted by Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald as “Alice in Wonderland stuff”.

The plot led to a delay in efforts to appoint a taoiseach as the opposition disrupted proceedings in protest.

After a Dail holiday, a mass walkout was on the cards on Wednesday when it was due to return.

However, tonight the Ceann Comhairle said she had made a decision “having carefully considered legal advice, submissions and other materials which are in the public domain”.

The Wexford TD said: “I have decided that the (Regional Technical) Group are not eligible for recognition under Standing Order 170.”

She added: “I have made my decision tonight so that the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform, which meets tomorrow, will be aware of my ruling in advance of that meeting.”

In her decision, the Ceann Comhairle said that Standing Orders are “not legislation” and constitutional or statutory rules “do not necessarily apply” when interpreting them.

She added: “Rather, any interpretation must, in my view, be based on
how a reasonable, fair-minded person would interpret the relevant wording.”

Deputy Murphy said external senior counsel’s advice said that a technical group can’t be approved unless it complies with the Standing Order, so her key decision was whether the group were “in fact ‘members in Opposition'”.

After referring to several statements made by the independent TDs, her decision was as follows: “Given the public statements and the references in the Programme for Government above it is not unreasonable to conclude that the independent representatives referred to in the Programme for Government include four members of the Regional Technical Group: Deputies Lowry, Toole, Heneghan and Danny Healy-Rae.

“The public statements made by Deputy Michael Lowry on behalf of the Regional Technical Group and those of Deputy Michael Healy-Rae and Danny Healy-Rae are extremely difficult to reconcile with a reasonable interpretation in plain English of the term ‘in Opposition’.

“Further, while I have received emails from Deputies Lowry, Toole, Heneghan and Danny Healy-Rae asserting that they would be retaining their independence and voting on a case-by-case basis, these, in my opinion, carry lesser weight than their previous public statements and actions.

‘NOT SATISFIED’

“These emails were sent after controversy had arisen whereas the previous public statements and actions, which were uncontradicted at the time, were made in the immediate aftermath of the conclusion of the Programme for Government negotiations.

“In simple terms, I cannot accept that these emails displace the weight of the members prior statement referenced above.

“Having regard to the foregoing, having carefully considered all of the legal advice, submissions and materials referenced above, I am not satisfied that Deputies Lowry, Toole, Heneghan and Danny Healy-Rae are members ‘in Opposition’ as required by Standing Order 170. I therefore cannot accord recognition as a technical group to the Regional Technical Group as it is currently constituted.”

The Ceann Comhairle also provided a timeline of key dates involved in making her decision, which is as follows:

• Date OPLA advice received by Ceann Comhairle – 17^th January 2025

• Date of initiation of submissions process – 17^th January 2025

• Deadline for receipt of submissions – 22^nd January 2025

• Date brief sent to external Senior Counsel ‒ 26^th January 2025

• Date opinion was received from external Senior Counsel – 2^nd February 2025

• Date of ruling by the Ceann Comhairle – 3^rd February 2025 

‘BRAZEN SHAM’

Commenting tonight, the Social Democrats’ Cian O’Callaghan said it is a “significant ruling” and “confirms what Opposition parties have been saying from the outset”.

He added: “Government backbenchers cannot masquerade as members of the Opposition in a cynical attempt to avail of Opposition speaking rights.

“In reaching her decision, the Ceann Comhairle put great weight behind the words of members of the Lowry Independents – who publicly stated they were part of the Government.

“She saw through their belated attempt to rewrite history, and claim to be in Opposition, as the brazen sham it was.

‘STAND VINDICATED’

“Hopefully this will now put an end to this issue and the Dáil can focus on the many pressing issues facing the country.

“All parties – Government and Opposition – should accept this ruling.”

Sinn Fein’s Padraig Mac Lochlainn also told RTE tonight that it was ridiculous that the Government had contested this position for so long.

The party’s chief whip added in a statement: “The stand taken by the combined opposition has been vindicated: You cannot be in government and opposition at the same time.

“This is also a deeply embarrassing development for the government. They have fully backed Michael Lowry and his group of government supporting TDs over the last two weeks.

“The combined opposition have stood our ground and it’s clear that the Irish people overwhelmingly support us in defending the rights of the opposition in a democracy.

“This stroke and this charade must now end.

“An Taoiseach Micheál Martin and An Tánaiste Simon Harris must finally sort this mess out by allocating Dáil speaking time and committee positions to these government-supporting TDs just as they would to their own Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael back-benchers.”