Gerard Howlin: Democracy, Irish-style, takes off in a completely new direction

If the three parties agree to what is proposed, then the real crisis will come in October, writes Gerard Howlin

Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin (left) and Fine Gael leader, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, share a joke during a break at the seven way RTE leaders debate at the National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG) campus in Galway, Ireland. (Niall Carson/PA Wire)