Fianna Fáil TDs have already started speculating how many extra ministries their 10 seats over Fine Gael should secure if they go back into coalition

The next Irish government has to reflect the “very significant” number of seats Fianna Fail won in the General Election, deputy premier Micheal Martin has said.Mr Martin, the Fianna Fail leader, said his party had now mandated him to begin negotiations with others to form a government that “can last the full term”.

Micheál Martin has suggested Fianna Fáil will speak with “some” parties in relation to forming a Government – but not all.

Fianna Fáil has won the most seats in the Dáil (lower house of parliament) following the Republic of Ireland's general election. 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.

More than half of the Irish parliament's seats are filled, with the Fianna Fáil party leading a tight three-way battle in the country's. With all 43 constituenci

The next Government has to reflect the “very significant” number of seats Fianna Fáil won in the General Election, Micheál Martin has said.Mr Martin,

Micheál Martin said his party had now mandated him to begin negotiations with others to form a government that ‘can last the full term’

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