Talks to form the next government are going well, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said. Discussions between Fine Gael, Fianna Fail and the Green Party have been taking place this week to appoint a new team of ministers. "Talks are going well, and I'm still confident that it will be possible to negotiate a programme for government, ideally before the end of the month," Mr Varadkar said. ConsequencesFine Gael and Fianna Fail have been trying to draw other parties and Independents into the talks process, but Aontu, the Social Democrats and the Labour Party have all ruled themselves out. Yesterday, the Labour Party formally ruled itself out.

Source: The Herald May 16, 2020 01:30 UTC