Recent weeks have seen an unprecedented response from the country's health workers to the Covid-19 crisis. Doctors and nurses have come out of retirement, or returned from postings overseas to serve with their colleagues on the front-lines in hospitals, intensive care units and nursing homes.
But even if that happens, both parties agree they will need a third party on board before a stable government is formed. But Fianna Fáil’s finance spokesman Michael McGrath says a government involving the three largest parties would not work. So, after years of telling people that Labour acted selflessly when the country needed them, would they be prepared to step up again in this time of urgent need?
"We need to be heard with a clear articulation of what Labour party values are and it would be very difficult to do that when we are a small voice, drowned out in a larger cacophony of other voices" he said. She says dissatisfaction with both of those parties showed itself during the recent election and hasn’t gone away.
MrJustinMac In all this emergency why are 99% of journalists avoiding asking the hard questions of the few politicians who appear in public. Why do you agree to cover briefings where no questions are allowed?
MrJustinMac Labour greens pbp socdems sf all anonymous in the crisis how could anyone want those spoofers in government.
MrJustinMac I can't believe they are still playing this exclude sinnfeinireland game. I am sure they want to be part of the solution. Even in a pandemic, we can't get our leaders to work together.
MrJustinMac As a Brit currently living in Ireland, I was very impressed by the seriousness and intelligence of the recent election. This failure to form a government - at such a crucial time - is both surprising and disappointing. I hope the relevant people stand up to the plate.
MrJustinMac The problem here is that FF/FG are refusing to recognise 500,000+ people.
MrJustinMac I really don’t understand why we can’t have a national government to get us through this time let everyone work together through this terrible time and represent us and then in the future when we are through it look at government formation.
MrJustinMac Again, I suggest a unity gov for a year, and then reelection.
AineNicOisin MrJustinMac National unity government NOW! Every voter from Febuary's election counted. EVERY VOTER!
MrJustinMac What’s the point of been a TD if your not prepared to be in government. U cannot choose to be in government during good times but run a mile when things turn to shit. Good job some of them are not in the HSE or security forces.
MrJustinMac Mary Lou McDonald must be at the forefront of any new Government. Working class people need that more than ever.
MrJustinMac Fianna Fail are toxic. Smaller parties would be mad to prop up a FFG gov't.
MrJustinMac FG/FF what it to remain the same the public dont want these two parties they are sick of them
MrJustinMac Who ever went into a government as a minority with FG/FF would see the end of their political career. Death sentence.
MrJustinMac The people voted for change nothing else will be good enough
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