The Green Party and Fianna Fáil are clashing about long term spending on issues such as transport and infrastructure due to a "difference in mentality" over how to tackle the climate crisis.

Micheál Martin's party held its second day of talks with the Green Party today, focusing on finance and public expenditure as both sides were briefed by senior civil servants.

After three full days of campaigning, it is time to look back and examine what we have learned about General Election 2020 so far:

The Green Party is celebrating its first ever by-election victory in Dublin-Fingal after Joe O'Brien secured the seat vacated by Clare Daly after the eighth count.

The Social Democrats have confirmed they will table a no confidence vote in the embattled Minister.

Housing spokesman Darragh O'Brien said that thousands of apartments had been bought by big funds and struggling first time buyers were left in limbo

Up to 30% of units in new housing developments should be set aside solely for first time buyers.

Since early this morning, Fingal county council flushed the network in areas to remove remaining risks from the water network.

Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy has been forced to defend new "affordable" housing developments after it emerged the majority of their prices are above the Government's own affordable housing salary price range.

Fianna Fáil has accused their political rivals of being "childish" and of "throwing mud" when they have been acting in the public interest.

Bartra Capital is arguing the Residential Tenancies Act won't apply to them because kitchens and living spaces will be shared.

Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy insists that the Government is still on track to retrofit half a million homes by 2030 - despite the fact there is no money left for the retrofitting grant offered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI).

The Government is facing calls to change laws to ban co-living units and stop them becoming "the norm" after a divisive "box apartment" development with rents of up to €1,300 a month was given the green light.

Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy has defended his divisive co-living housing plan by claiming critics do not understand the policy and that the buildings are like "very trendy boutique hotels".

Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy has accused critics of co-living of wrongly assuming it is the Government's solution for families in emergency accommodation.

The rodent was seen in both the members and visitors bar yesterday.

The Minister for Housing has said he is expecting to make a "significant" funding announcement regarding the future of the Rebuilding Ireland home loan scheme this week.

The Government has been warned to stop treating older people as "house-blockers" making the housing crisis worse simply because they own family-size homes they have paid off over decades.

Austin Stacks dethroned Dr Crokes to secure the Kerry senior club championship title for the first time since 2016 at Austin Stack Park yesterday.

The Government is “treating the public like children” and deferred the review of the Local Property Tax (LPT) for naked electoral reasons, Fianna Fáil says.

The Government has been urged to set up an immediate review of the amount of tax paid by investment property groups here amid fears they are paying next to nothing to the State.

A new water charging system which will affect tens of thousands of households has been described as the "thin edge of a wedge" to roll out metered charging in future years.

A call has been made on the National Transport Authority to listen to the views of people who are not happy with the BusConnect plan.

The construction of a controversial waste water treatment facility in North Dublin has been delayed.

The father-of-three killed in a street attack has been described as "one of the nicest and most genuine people anyone could meet".

A late surge of scoring for the second game running proved decisive for Louth as they cruised through to a mouth-watering Leinster SFC quarter-final clash with old rivals Meath.

Fianna Fáil says it has completed its election ticket Dublin Fingal.

Irish Water insists that customers personal data will only be used in specific ways and users can decide what information they provide.

A Dublin Senator is backing calls from the Lord Mayor for a special task force to tackle the drug problem in the capital.

Opposition parties have said the deal being sought by the Government on Ireland's bailout loans is "vastly inferior" to that which was secured by Greece last year.

Operation Free-Flow could be axed because of a lack of funding, according to a Fianna Fáil Senator.

The Government is being urged to end a tax break for government ministers who have second homes in Dublin.

Fine Gael's Alan Farrell has been elected in Dublin North on the seventh and final count.

Mary Hanafin has been named as deputy leader of Fianna Fáil.

Taoiseach Brian Cowen has told his Fianna Fáil colleagues that the sniping about his leadership has to end.

Socialist candidate Clare Daly has been eliminated from the Dublin North constituency by just two votes following a nine-hour recount.