Government Formation: White smoke but plenty more to do

Leinster House. Photo: iStock

Leinster House has been uncharacteristically sleepy in recent weeks.

Normally abuzz with the comings and goings of Ireland's political classes, Covid-19 has placed a limit on the number of TDs who can be in Dublin 2 to do their work and physical distancing has made hushed conversations more difficult to engage in — it's hard to whisper from two metres.