Grassroots hold the key to government formation

Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar

Nobody actively wants to go into coalition.

That is to say that few people join a political party intent on reaching a compromise over their core beliefs. Of course, many at the top level of politics understand that coalition governments are a reality of our electoral system and that sometimes you have to hold your nose and get on with things.