Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil agree to enter government together

After 98 years of enmity, bitterness, and division, Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil have formally ended hostilities and have agreed to enter government together, thus ending Civil War politics in Ireland.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin yesterday signed off on a “weird and wonderful” coalition deal aimed at avoiding a second general election.