Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said the idea of a national unity government to deal with the coronavirus crisis should be examined. The proposal has thus far been given a cool reception by the leaderships of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and previously Sinn Féin but Ms McDonald, in her latest comments, has opened the door to discussing the idea. The Dublin Central TD was asked about a government of national unity on Today FM on Friday morning and said: “We need to look at every option. The issue with a national unity government is how exactly would it work and would it be coherent enough to respond quickly. “We need unity of focus in this unprecedented health crisis,” the Dublin Rathdown TD said.

Source: The Irish Times March 20, 2020 13:52 UTC