Irish Examiner View: Virus bigger than political differences

There are times when it takes one plague to overcome another. That may be overstating matters, in the grander scheme of things, but it holds true, at least, for the formation of a government here. Growing concerns over the coronavirus have led to a change of heart in Fine Gael about going into coalition with Fianna Fáil.

That, effectively, means an end to Civil War politics, a form of hostile engagement that has plagued the country for generations.