A possible vote of no confidence in Ireland over a domestic scandal could have consequences for negotiations between the UK and the EU.
The Irish minority government risks losing a vote of confidence next week, which would lead to new elections and a possible 'lame duck' prime minister at a crucial EU summit over Brexit negotiations.
The crisis is over the political future of Frances Fitzgerald, the country's tanaiste, or second-in-command.
Fitzgerald is under fire over what...
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