The two main parties in the outgoing Irish government have again ruled out Sinn Fein as a potential coalition partner in the next government. The leaders of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Sinn Féin were taking part in a TV debate just days before the general election.

Support for Taoiseach Simon Harris and his Fine Gael party is continuing to slump ahead of Friday’s General Election. Fianna Fáil are now the most popular party in the country on 21%, by the narrowest of margins,

How do you go from jumping down each other’s throats to jumping back into bed together in the space of days? And how do you expect voters to trust you?

Three days before the General Election was called Green Party leader Roderic O'Gorman pushed hard at a Cabinet meeting to get Government agreement on spending for the Climate, Nature and Infrastructure Fund.

Fianna Fáil’s refusal to contemplate Sinn Féin as a coalition partner is policy-based and not personal, Micheal Martin has insisted. Mr Martin again made clear he would not engage with Sinn Féin in relation to government formation post-election.