Fine Gael mull rotating taoiseach to get Fianna Fáil support

Fine Gael are willing to consider a rotating taoiseach arrangement with Fianna Fáil as part of a deal to form a government, party sources have said.

Following a Cabinet meeting yesterday, one minister described the vista for Fine Gael: “It’s devastating, there are corpses everywhere. We’ve got to take stock of what the electorate decided.”

Asked on RTÉ’s Prime Time last night whether water charges were a “red line” issue in any talks, Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney said Fine Gael “would be willing to talk about water, it’s a big issue for people”.