Government Formation: Sun obliges but cynics spot storm clouds ahead

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Tánaiste and Simon Coveney speaking to the media at Government Buildings yesterday afternoon. Photo: Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland/PA Wire

It’s rare that the weather holds up for big events in Ireland — even the Pope couldn’t escape a torrential summer rainfall — so it was assumed that yesterday would see many a parade rained on, both literal and metaphorical.

However, the day Civil War politics ended apparently saw some divine intervention as the sun beat down on Merrion St.