Dissent as Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil agree historic deal

Concerns raised at the "highly aspirational" joint framework document.

Leo Varadkar and Micheál Martin: Securing support for the deal.

Leo Varadkar and Micheál Martin have won the backing of their parties to proceed with their historic agreement towards forming a government, despite dissent from senior colleagues.

At separate meetings of the Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil parliamentary parties, both leaders presented their “highly aspirational” joint framework document, running to 22 pages, to their parties for approval but concerns have been raised about how realistic it is.