Pearse Doherty: A second election would be ‘failure of politics’

"We're willing to talk to all parties, we have a mandate as do other parties, we respect that mandate. A government can be formed if there is a willingness there, if there is a bit of grown-up politics."

Sinn Féin has met with the Rural Independents Group and Social Democrats to further discussions on forming a government.

Negotiations centre around "burning issues" such as building houses, the current trolley crisis in Irish hospitals, and pension age.