Green Party leader wants commitment to investment in public transport, housing and carbon emissions in return for support

Alan Kelly is a rural-based TD who presents himself as a deal-maker, while Aodhán Ó Riordáin is a Dublin-based champion of liberal causes

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

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

Refusing to discuss Irish unity no longer makes any sense for the DUP –talking about a united Ireland is not the same as supporting it

New commission would devise a long-term vision for housing that would screen short-term, populist solutions

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

Councillor says veto of extra €2.5m for Capital of Culture project down to concerns over cash commitments

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

Despite a belated show of independence, the US attorney general has been a willing pawn in Trump’s interference in criminal investigations being carried out by the Department of Justice

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

SF housing spokesman Eoin Ó Broin’s book on the case for massive spending on public housing is being bought by developers, architects and TDs

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