Paul Murphy’s opinion piece in the July 4 2024 edition of the Irish Times makes a strong case :

“Another five years of FF/FG rule would be disastrous for the country. Left parties and Independents must come together to stop it happening”

There is a bottom line :

No coalition with Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael.

Time for a new united left alliance to topple Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael

Another five years of FF/FG rule would be disastrous for the country. Left parties and Independents must come together and stop this happening

A general election is looming. If the local election results are repeated, it will mean a return of this Government but with the Greens replaced as the third wheel by right-wing Independents. The 100-year rule of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael will continue.

This would be a disaster.

Another five years of their rule would mean a deepening of the crises in housing and health, with more children growing up in emergency accommodation, more adults trapped in their childhood bedroom unable to move out, as well as growing hospital waiting lists. It would mean continued inaction on the climate and biodiversity crises and large numbers of workers in low-paid, precarious employment without the right to collectively bargain.