There is a subtle social distinction between the two parties. FF is the natural terrain for the upwardly mobile hungry aspirational working class. Construction. Sand. Gravel. Grit. And a shovel.

Between them, FF/FG now have 86 seats, two shy of an overall majority. Ideally, both parties would like a partner on the left — Labour (11 seats) or the Social Democrats (11 seats) — to form a ...

Some 56% of respondents who said they voted Fianna Fáil wanted an FF-FG coalition. That compares to 65% of Fine Gael voters who responded. Other options included: Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin (7%) ...