Irish parties edging towards deal on new government - finance minister


  • World
  • Thursday, 21 Apr 2016

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's political parties are edging towards an agreement that will enable the formation of a new government, Acting Finance Minister Michael Noonan said on Thursday, after weeks of talks aimed at breaking a post-election deadlock.

Ireland joined a growing list of euro zone countries with splintered parliaments in late February, when voters angry at not feeling any lift from posting Europe's fastest economic growth ousted the coalition government but failed to pick a clear alternative.

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