Fianna Fáil’s courtship has a tryst in the tail

Political posturing on Ireland’s largest local authority was turning into a ‘Lanigan’s Ball’ farce last night as Fianna Fáil kept stepping in and out of looking for a coalition dance partner.

Firstly Fianna Fáil, which has become the largest party on Cork County Council with 17 seats, went courting Sinn Féin (10 seats), but was rejected.

Then they looked for the hand of Fine Gael, but were rebuffed with their initial advances. But, like a desperate man on the hunt in a ‘Ballroom of Romance’, Fianna Fáil then took a shine to the Independents (10 seats) and Labour (2) for a three-in-a-bed finale.