Elaine Loughlin: Simon Harris must choose his own piece on ministerial chessboard carefully

The finer details of the rotating Taoiseach and the Cabinet carve-up are important and will take up countless column inches of speculation and gossip

(Left to right) Guernsey Chief Minister Lyndon Trott, Jersey Chief Minister Lyndon Farnham, Northern Ireland's deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly, Northern Ireland's First Minister Michelle O'Neill, Taoiseach Simon Harris, Scotland's First Minister John Swinney, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Wales' First Minister Eluned Morgan, Tánaiste Micheál Martin and Isle of Man's Chief Minister Alfred Cannan at the British-Irish Council (BIC) summit in Edinburgh on Friday. Photo: Andy Buchanan/PA

How will Tánaiste Simon Harris retain the energy required to steer and grow his party through a new coalition?

In negotiating a coalition arrangement, the personal deal cut by the Fine Gael leader will be crucial, who will be relinquishing power, at least on a short-term basis after just seven months at the helm.