Crunch government formation talks to continue over weekend

Leo Varadkar, Micheál Martin and Eamon Ryan

Crunch talks between Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Green Party will continue over the weekend as pressure builds to get a programme for government finalised.

Talks on Thursday saw some minor discussion on agriculture however the discussions were mostly halted over Thursday and Friday as “Fine Gael were busy,” as the cabinet debated moving the country to the second phase of lockdown.