Ireland's two dominant centre-right parties have agreed to form a coalition for the first time - meaning Taoiseach Leo Varadkar will hand power over to Fianna Fail. The deal, which must be ratified by members of the three parties, is expected to make Fianna Fail leader Micheál Martin prime minister in the first half of the government's five-year term before Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar returns in 2022. Ireland has been in political deadlock since the February 8 vote pushed historic rivals Fine Gael and Fianna Fail together. Left: Fianna Fail's leader Micheal Martin is now set to become Ireland's next premier. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on a bus in Dublin city centre today encouraging passengers to wear face masks on public transportMonday's newspapers declared the Greens the winners.

Source: Daily Mail June 15, 2020 13:49 UTC