Current state of Irish politics offers a chance for a fresh approach

The current political impasse offers us an opportunity to try a fresh new partnership approach to doing politics, writes Denis Naughten

AFTER 50 hours of talks with both Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil, it is clear that a new government — if formed — will be a watershed government.

It either involve both Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil, which will bring an end to civil war politics, or it will see the establishment of a minority government which, because of its numbers, will be the very first consensus government.