Resignations hit Irish government majority

Article reports that the Irish government may have to rely on the vote of the speaker to secure key legislation after two backbench members of the populist Fianna Fáil party resigned the whip in a dispute over health cuts on the 6 August 2009.

Irish Times, 6.8.09: Move 'not disciplinary matter' http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0806/breaking8.htm

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