Another Fine Gael/Fianna Fáil-led coalition could be complicated by whether the two parties are willing to make concessions sought by the other.

Ireland’s general election resulted in victory for the ruling parties, amid declining turnout and an ominous international situation. Talks to form a coalition are likely to start immediately and involve Fianna Fáil,

With the two large parties look set to share power again, the shape of a programme for government can begin to be gleaned from their election promises.

It won 48 seats while Sinn Féin - the main opposition party in the last Dáil - won 39. Fine Gael, which has been in coalition with Fianna Fáil since 2020, was third with 38 seats. Those two parties seem best placed to form a new government,

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