The left-wing party which won the popular vote in February’s general election has been pushed to the side as big beasts Fine Gael and Fianna Fail work towards a historic coalition. Ms McDonald’s comments come as acting Taoiseach Mr Varadkar and the Fianna Fail leader reached out to the Green Party in a joint letter on Tuesday night. The two leaders hope to bring the Greens to the table for talks on a coalition government.