Government talks: Minority feasiblity tops the agenda

Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil’s chief negotiators will meet again today to discuss the viability of a minority government after the issue dominated the second day of historic talks between the rivals yesterday.

Both parties are to examine a joint paper outlining their respective views on the feasibility of the plan. This came after they exchanged individual versions of how a minority government would work, following four hours of talks yesterday.

Just before 3pm, Fine Gael’s four-strong team of Simon Coveney, Leo Varadkar, Frances Fitzgerald, and Paschal Donohoe met with the Fianna Fáil quartet of Michael McGrath, Barry Cowen, Charlie McConalogue, and Jim O’Callaghan.