Fine Gael-Fianna Fáil coalition unthinkable, says Sinn Féin leader
(The Guardian World News)

Mary Lou McDonald reiterates desire to lead smaller parties in leftwing governmentNine days after Sinn Féin won the popular vote in Ireland´s general election, party leaders have inched towards talks to see whether anybody can cobble together a coalition in the hung parliament. If not, another election looms.Mary Lou McDonald, Sinn Féin´s leader, reiterated her desire to lead smaller parties in a leftwing government. `We have been elected in very large numbers to be in government, even to lead the next government,` she said during a visit to a Dublin community centre. Continue reading...