Micheál Martin has been elected as Taoiseach by the Dáil.
In a moment that ends civil war politics in Ireland Fine Gael and Green Party TDs voted with Fianna Fáil to elect a new government.
93 TDs in total voted for Martin.
Independent TD for Waterford Matt Shanahan along with other Independents Peter Fitzpartick, Cathal Berry, Noel Grealish, Michael Lowry, Richard O'Donoghue, Michael McNamara, Marian Harkin and Verona Murphy also voted for the deal.
TDs Denis Naughten, Mattie McGrath and Carol Nolan abstained.
Micheál Martin is now the second Fianna Fáil representative from Cork to take the office.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin was born and raised in Cork City to parents Paddy and Eileen.
The Turners Cross native entered the political arena in 1985, securing election to Cork Corporation as a Fianna Fail candidate.
Four years on, he won a Dail seat in the Cork South Central constituency.
He admitted becoming Taoiseach has always been an aspiration:
He has served as a cabinet Minister on four occasions - holding the Education, Health, Enterprise and Foreign Affairs briefs.
As Health Minister, he paved a lasting legacy, overseeing the establishment of the HSE and the 2004 smoking ban
He has served under 4 Taoisigh - Charles Haughey, Albert Reynolds, Bertie Ahern and Brian Cowen.
Brian Cowen's Fianna Fail leadership came crashing down in 2011, as the sucession of Fianna Fail-led governments was blamed for the recession.
Micheal Martin then took the reigns and led the party into that years general election.
It proved to be a disaster for Fianna Fail, with the party losing 51 seats.
Micheal Martin says he is very much aware of the challenges ahead:
Away from politics, personal tragedy's have hit the new Taoiseach and wife Mary.
