Leo Varadkar says they must find a third party to form a government
The Taoiseach has said a third party must be found to form the next government.
Fine Gael and Fianna Fail are putting together a programme for government, but are eight votes short of a Dáil majority.
The Greens, Labour and the Social Democrats have all ruled themselves out of coalition, with the two civil war parties at the moment.
But Leo Varadkar says one of them will be needed if they next government is to las.
"I'm firmly of the view that if Fine Gael is going to participate in the next government we need a third party.
"We can absolutely work with independents, as we did for the past four years and very successfully.
"But a government the relies on nine or ten independents supporting the government on every crucial vote isn't one that's going to be stable, isn't one that is going to be able to make the tough decisions and hard calls that have to be made over the next couple of years."
More from Cork
-
Lord Mayor Of City Felt Privileged To Represent Cork During Such A Difficult Time As He Faces Into Last Month In Office
Councillor Joe Kavanagh will be handing over the mayoral chains outside of City Hall for the first time ever on June 18th due to the pandemic
-
Expert calls for people to reduce meat intake
Eating too much meat can increase the risk of serious illnesses by as much as 30%.
-
International Care Day Is Being Celebrated At The Bessborough Centre In Blackrock Today
The event highlights the positive impact of the experience of young people in care
-
UPDATE: Teenage Girl Killed And Three Teenage Boys Injured In Knocknaheeny Crash
It's understood the teenage driver of the car fled the scene on foot
-
Angry Farmers To Stage Protest Outside Aldi in Mitchelstown Later
They're appealing to retailers to come to the talks table
-
UPDATE: Toddler Who Was Injured At Her Home On The Boreenmanna Road Has Died
The two year-old was rushed to hospital with traumatic head injuries