We have wasted enough time, it’s high time for the real talks to start

Patience is wearing thin among the public, says Political Editor Daniel McConnell

So today is the day we have all been waiting for, the day finally when Enda ‘Squatter Taoiseach’ Kenny and would-be Taoiseach Micheál Martin sit down together to see if they can form a Government.

Now the waiting is over, all that is left is another six weeks of torturous and tedious talks.