Last minute talks are continuing this lunchtime between Leo Varadkar and Michail Martin in order to avoid a Christmas election.
While Fine Gael remain resolutely behind the embattled Frances Fitzgerald, Fianna Fail maintain that her resignation is the only move that will pacify their party.
Some pundits predict one of Tipperary’s Independent TDs could lose out in the event of a snap election.
Tipp FM’s Alison Hyland reports
