After yet another fruitless vote for the election of Taoiseach yesterday, another round of talks between the main parties gets underway today.
Negotiating teams from both sides will meet to discuss how a Fine Gael-led minority Cabinet would work.
There are still quite a few issues to resolve before an effective government is formed, such as the small matter of Irish Water and water charges, or the duration of a minority-led arrangement.
Fine Gael are said to be eyeing the shattered remains of Labour, the Greens, or the Social Democrats is a desperate bid to cobble together a ragtag government ‘for the people.’