Juno McEnroe: Politics abhors a vacuum - Coalition formation talks ahead

Politics, just like nature, abhors a vacuum. The power void left by February’s general election has been instantly filled by the looming horror and scale of the coronavirus health crisis.

Rejected by voters, a caretaker government with one eye on the exit has had to do an about-turn and shuffle back into the ministerial corridors. The election left a stalemate. Suddenly, outgoing Fine Gael ministers have been thrust right back into their seats, filling the void amid the dire need to protect the masses.