Could the row over the Finance ministry prove costly for the coalition?

Rising tensions and sharp-tongued remarks show cracks in the relationship between the coalition's two main parties

Taoiseach Micheál Martin before the party's 'think-in' on Monday last. Comments made at the meeting have added to tensions between the two main parties in the coalition. Picture: Niall Carson/PA

This morning, for the first time since February 2020 when Covid-19 hit Ireland with a bang, Cabinet ministers will gather for their weekly meeting in Government Buildings.

Since 1922, the room or Council Chamber where they'll gather has been where successive governments have made all the important decisions about the running of the country.