Several Green Party TDs have rejected weekend reports that they are on the verge of walking away from government formation talks. Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin said talks about forming a majority government “should be expedited” given the coronavirus crisis. The Sunday Times reported that the party will today decide to abandon talks with Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil, but this claim was roundly rejected by TDs. Dublin Central Green TD Neasa Hourigan said her position was absolutely not for walking away from the talks and that no discussion of that nature had occurred among TDs and senators. “We believe that all parties should be focusing on the Covid-19 crisis, and government formation talks should be suspended.

Source: Irish Examiner March 16, 2020 05:15 UTC