According to reports Fianna Fáil have agreed to enter negations with Fine Gael this week, but have said any potential coalition will only happen if Mr Kenny and his party accept the possibility of Micheál Martin becoming Taoiseach.
The news comes after Fianna Fáil TD Barry Cowen revealed that talks between the two parties and a number of Independents will get underway later today, Mr Cowen told reporters: “We are entering negotiations and discussions with them on the basis that there is an ‘either/or’ situation here, and that they are accepting the principle, no matter how distant it may be in their view, that Micheál Martin could lead a Government.’
“They have to accept that in order for us to sit down and explore the options of a viable Government, irrespective of which of them lead it.” Fianna Fáil’s agreement to sit and hold talks with Fine Gael comes after Enda Kenny called on both parties to end their political civil war.