Coronavirus and Brexit talks add urgency to government formation, says Simon Coveney

Simon Coveney said that coronavirus and Brexit have added to the necessity of forming a government. Image: Donall Farmer/PA Wire/PA Images Simon Coveney said that coronavirus and Brexit have added to the necessity of forming a government. Image: Donall Farmer/PA Wire/PA Images TÁNAISTE SIMON COVENEY said that the coronavirus and ongoing Brexit negotiations add further urgency to forming a government in Ireland.Coveney warned Brexit will dominate Irish politics for the foreseeable future.

“So, of course if we could have a government in place following on from the general election recognising the mandates that all parties have that would be great, but I’m afraid it’s not as simple as that, if it was we would making more progress on it. “In many ways the meetings that Helen [McEntee, the Minister for European Affairs] and I are having today are a reminder of why it’s important for a new government to be formed soon.”Related Read 25.02.20 Irish tourists advised to avoid 10 Italian towns as first coronavirus case in south of country confirmedOn Monday, Mr Varadkar described the meeting as “exploratory discussions”, adding that his party is still preparing to go into opposition.

Republican Fianna Fail (RFF) to join/coalesce with Sinn Fein (SF). Nationalist Fianna Fail (NFF) to join/coalesce with Nationalist Fine Gael (NFG). Or vice versa! And Unionist Fine Gael (UFG) to join/coalesce with God knows who (GKW)?

Simon Coveney is the greatest Irish politician since the great Michael Collins

FFG is Deadlier than Coronavirus

Any excuse for Simon to get back into power!!

We should review the 6 nations game now and cancel

Speaking of nasty viruses 🦠

Bilderburg Simon should not be allowed destroy our Country any further.

Your scare tactics won't work simoncoveney you have tried that one countless times before. We don't want you and your corrupt government and if the coronavirus does come here we are all doomed with incompetent SimonHarrisTD as minister. Now do one

It’s all looking like a FG and FF grand coalition then!!

You should have thought of those points before becoming a turncoat from ProLife to pro execution for the unborn, that was the cause of the mayhem GE 2020.

More scare tactics and reasons for propping up the last administration, I hope it takes forever to form a “real” government!!!

He’ll be rocking on his plush chair inside his heated office while the rest of the country deteriorates thanks to his policies and using Coronavirus as an excuse to grease his way through by having everyone shit themselves about something that hasn’t even been confirmed here

Who in there right mind wants coronavirus to come to these shores with the hapless Simon Harris still minister for Health... Christ almighty, we’ll be worse than China inside a month.

Oh, it's 'urgent' again? I thought they were gonna have a wee rest.

The Irish health service is so disorganised capcity wise that it will be impotent to address the imminent Covid-19 crisis.

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