Bertie Ahern says Micheál Martin will want the first go at being Taoiseach
Ahern said Martin is “old” as Fianna Fáil Taoisigh go.
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Ahern said Martin is “old” as Fianna Fáil Taoisigh go.
Green Party leader Eamon Ryan said the document was ‘vague’.
Micheál Martin has defended the policy framework document.
Fine Gael and Fianna Fail both gave the green light to proceed with talks.
Fianna Fáil’s Michael McGrath said today there’s “undoubtedly” different opinions in his party on going into coalition with Fine Gael.
Fine Gael has a task on its hands to convince grassroots members to sign up to coaltion government.
Leo Varadkar and Micheál Martin are due to meet today to discuss the framework document for government.
Minister for the Diaspora Ciarán Cannon says Irish people living abroad must be helped feel part of a community.
Both parties hope the document will convince smaller parties to enter government.
Kate O’Connell said gender quotas are not helping more women make it in politics.
Simon Coveney said parties might ‘pause for thought and perhaps change their approach’ when they read the document.
The Galway West deputy said the coalition is also being presented as a response to the Covid-19 crisis when this is not the case.
“We hope certainly this week, or next week, to agree a joint document with them,” the Taoiseach said.
Alan Kelly and Ged Nash will publish subtitled videos of their statements on social media.
The poll comes as Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil are in talks to form a new government.
TDs from Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil met yesterday to discuss a new government.
The two parties met for two hours of talks today.
Last week, the Green Party effectively ruled out joining a Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil government.
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil are a step closer to forming a government together following a joint statement this evening.
The party has 11 female candidates running for election in the Seanad.
Martin said discussions take place next week but other parties must “come to the table”.
TDs are to speak for over six hours on the issues later this afternoon.
Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil concluded a day-long meeting where policy issues
McDonald says she will return to the Dail on Thursday.
The Seanad election takes place on 30 March.
The Dáil will reconvene on 5 March to discuss the European Council meeting and the Coronavirus outbreak.
More talks today but we’re still no closer to a government.
The two parties will both meet with the Green Party separately later this week.
Leo Varadkar said today the rallies were “an unwelcome development”.
Fine Gael TD Helen McEntee said people need to respect that the party will not go into government with Sinn Féin.
Former Mayo footballer Alan Dillon is adjusting to his new role in Leinster House.
TDs yesterday failed to elect a new Taoiseach on the first day of the 33rd Dáil.
Leo Varadkar, Micheál Martin, Mary Lou McDonald and Eamon Ryan have all been rejected by the house.
Leo Varadkar last night said his party is “preparing to go into opposition”.
The party held its first parliamentary party meeting since the election today.
The Sinn Féin leader said talks will intensify with smaller parties this week in a bid to form a left-leaning government.
The party’s 35 TDs will meet today following one of its worst general election performances ever.
Ó Broin said that even if all the left-leaning parties came together, they’d fall short of a majority in the Dáil.
Varadkar says he wants to modernise Fine Gael.
The idea has been brought up recently, and not for the first time.