Many of the Dáil’s new intake have no or limited council experience. The learning curve will be steep.

Former Progressive Democrats TD predicts that a potential second election will push former rivals into coalition as electorate‘s ’patience expires‘

Party is ‘not wedded’ to target of just 100,000 social and affordable homes over five years

With negotiations between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael due to begin this week, the possibility of a so-called rotating Taoiseach has become a live one – but the process would be fraught with pitfalls

Dublin Bay North TD rejects calls to take Labour party ‘back to basics’

The state’s oldest party has youth on its side but it needs to stake out new ground

Latest Red C/Business Post poll finds voters split over composition of new coalition, while 15 per cent want to see another election

The narrative of the Sinn Féin surge suggests that politics in Ireland is becoming more polarised like in the US and Britain, but the reality is far more complex

Some members of the party‘s 47-strong national executive have served jail terms for Provisional IRA activities ranging from possession of weapons and explosives to murder

The party claims it is the victim of bias, but negative coverage is not confined to one political faction

While Leo Varadkar asked voters to trust Fine Gael on the economy, the fact is that trust levels in Ireland are close to the bottom among EU countries. Business, however, is coming to the belief that it is necessary to be attuned to the needs of people and society

A grand coalition of FG and FF? A graft of FF, the Greens and others? Sinn Féin in a rotating taoiseach scenario? A dolly-mixture Dáil of unlikely bedfellows – but only in the national interest? It’s all to play for now

Party leaders fear backlash if coalition goes ahead

Ireland’s economic growth model is politically unsustainable with the foreign direct investment regime creating a dynamic of winners and losers

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin is also thought to be interested, but Kelly may have a free run

A government led by an alliance for change – including Sinn Féin, the Green Party and Social Democrats – offers a credible alternative to the failed politics of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael

A Sinn Féin-led government would have many implications for the country, from tax on banks to the housing market to a border poll

Accuracy of cost-effective and flexible online surveys shows future of polling is digital

How Alan Kelly, Ged Nash and Aodhán Ó Ríordáin would stack up in the leadership race

Companies should reflect positively on the change that the electorate has demanded, says head of Ibec