Fine Gael have just released the following statement in relation to forming a government:
“Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil have reached a political agreement to facilitate a Fine Gael-led minority government. Both Party Leaders are now being briefed, extensive drafting has to be done and then Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael will hold separate parliamentary party meetings to outline the details of the confidence and supply arrangement.”
This comes some 60 days after the people went to the polls.