Change of scenery in last-ditch bid for deal

Talks between the two old enemies Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil convened again yesterday with a view to forming a government, writes Daniel McConnell

But rather than reconvene in the Sycamore Room, the sides met in the more erudite surroundings of the Provost’s Library in Trinity College Dublin down the road.

According to sources close to the process, Fine Gael reached out to Trinity and asked could they facilitate the talks because Fianna Fáil had wanted a neutral venue.