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Saturday 28 November 2020
It was “unthinkable” a few generations ago, but the two old enemies have now entered government.
The details of the programme for government negotiated by the three parties.
Martin can expect to be elected taoiseach when the Dáil meets in the Convention Centre tomorrow.
The count results from the Green Party, Fianna Fáil, and Fine Gael are expected to be announced.
Donohoe said it would be a “tremendous honour” to lead the Eurogroup through the challenges ahead.
The Green Party leader said he hopes the programme for government is approved on Friday.
Postal votes on the programme for government will be counted on Friday.
Members of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party are currently voting on a proposed programme for government.
Micheál Martin, Leo Varadkar and Eamon Ryan will be carving up the Cabinet positions. Here’s who we predict.
About 2,600 members of the Green Party registered to watch the online convention.
The Green Party have voted in favour of the proposed programme for government but there have been four abstentions.
Micheál Martin is set to take over as Taoiseach at the end of the month, while Leo Varadkar will become Tánaiste.
Here are the main things to know from the document published today.
Micheál Martin will be Taoiseach for the first two years of the next government, before Leo Varadkar takes the top job again.
The programme will now have to be voted on by the parties’ members.
It is expected a deal will be signed off.
Negotiators from Fianna Fail, Fine Gael and the Green Party are set to continue their talks into the weekend.
The Children’s Ombudsman has written a letter to the three party leaders involved in government formation talks.
It is understood some progress was made in relation to agriculture and emissions, with parties signing off on the 7% target.
The deadlines for getting a deal done have been successfully pushed back in recent days.
Good progress was made yesterday but there is still disagreement on some issues according to Fine Gael’s Martin Heydon.
All sides will attempt to agree a significant number of policies today.
Senior figures in Fianna Fáil have been questioning some of the guidelines this week.
Barrister Hugh O’Donnell says ministers still holding power despite losing their seats is untenable in the long run.
Government formation talks continue this week with a view to getting a government up and running by June.
Yep, we still don’t have a government yet… we take a look at what’s going on.
While the party talks about entering government, it has another battle on its hands.
Leo Varadkar is to contact Micheál Martin today over comments made by two Fianna Fáil TDs.
Varadkar said he was disappointed to hear the Labour Party had stepped back from talks.
The party raised concerns about austerity in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The formal negotiations are set to last until the end of the month.
Leo Varadkar spoke to Pat Kenny on Newstalk this morning.
A 7% reduction in emissions year-on-year is a red line for the Green Party.
The Green Party entered into formal talks with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael today.
The Taoiseach said he is confident the talks between his own party, Fianna Fáil and the Greens will be successful.
The leaders of FG and FF have both welcomed this development.
Support for Sinn Féin now stands at 27%.
The Greens’ parliamentary party members are due to resume talks today on whether or not they will enter government formation talks.
A new government could be a while away as emissions targets becomes a stumbling block.
Earlier, junior minister John Halligan said people need to “know there’s the pathway” out of this.
THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED last night that Ireland will return to Level 3 restrictions (with some variations) for the month of December.
It follows six weeks of Level 5 restrictions, and the new guidelines will allow people to be a bit more social and for businesses to open ahead of Christmas, offering a sense of relief to many after a tough year.
But although Covid-19 cases have reduced in recent weeks, there are worries that going back to Level 3 now will inevitably lead to a rise in cases again and that we’ll face tighter restrictions again in the new year.
So today, we want to know: Do you agree with the Government’s decision to reduce Ireland’s Covid-19 restrictions to Level 3?
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