World of Politics with Harry McGee

Government without the Greens

The general election was in November, but it took almost two months before the Coalition was formed. The known quantities from the start were Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. The question is who would join them.

Sinn Féin and the micro-party People Before Profit were ruled out. The Greens had all but been destroyed in the general election so they were out too. The Social Democrats engaged but it was quickly apparent that there would be no fix.

The Labour Party was divided – and from a purely selfish perspective, it was probably better for them that they........

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