Sinn Féin TDs have staged a walk-out in the Dáil during the annual vote on legislation to extend the powers of the Special Criminal Court.
During last night's voting block, Sinn Féin TDs vacated the chamber ahead of the vote.
The party abstained last year - but previously had always opposed the legislation on the Special Criminal Court.
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Junior Minister Sean Fleming was one of those to express anger in the Dáil at the incident: