Latest: Paschal Donohoe says election is not wanted

Update 12pm: Negotiations between the Taoiseach and Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin are likely to intensify before tomorrow's no confidence vote, the Finance Minister has said. Speaking at a housing development in Dublin this morning Paschal Donohoe said Leo Varadkar "will also be looking at any options that are open to him to avoid an election that nobody wans."

Coveney warns of government collapse amid row over Frances Fitzgerald’s future

Ireland's minority government is facing crisis as a row over the future of its deputy premier threatened the confidence and supply deal keeping the Fine Gael-led administration in power Ireland's Foreign Affairs Minister has said that the country does not need an election in the midst of crucial Brexit negotiations. Ireland's Foreign Affairs Minister has said that the country does not need an election in the midst of crucial Brexit negotiations.

Ireland’s minority government faces crisis over Frances Fitzgerald’s future

Ireland's minority government is facing crisis as a row over the future of its deputy premier threatens the confidence and supply deal keeping the Fine Gael-led administration in power. Ireland's minority government is facing crisis as a row over the future of its deputy premier threatens the confidence and supply deal keeping the Fine Gael-led administration in power.