Enda Kenny,Micheál Martin and Gerry Adams nominated but none of them is likely to win after inconclusive pollIreland’s parliament is sitting on Thursday for the first time since the country’s inconclusive election last month, but a original taoiseach is unlikely to be elected.
The outgoing Fine Gael-Labour coalition government was punished by voters on 26 February in an election that left no party with a majority in the Irish parliament – the Dáil. There is no sign of a viable coalition being formed, or meaning negotiations to form a government are set to continue at least until Easter.
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Source: theguardian.com