The 24 hours in which Fianna Fáil threw away their chance of power

Amid the continuing power plays over the formation of a government the only certainty is uncertainty, writes Political Editor Daniel McConnell

As a child, the Stations of the Cross were very familiar to me, as most others schooled in the Catholic faith.

Yesterday, like Jesus did, Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny fell for the third time, and failed in his bid to be re-elected to the highest political office in the land.