Daniel McConnell: Political parties struggling to leave baggage behind

An Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney, has been leading Fine Gael's negotiation team.

As the sun split the stones yesterday, teams from Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil, and the Green Party trundled into Agriculture House on Dublin’s Kildare St to begin the fourth week of talks.

They met knowing time and patience is running short.