Sources say it's still 50/50 as to whether or not a deal can be struck
Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Green Party only began formal discussions this week, 91 days after the election.
Yesterday Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said he was confident of a good outcome to the discussions.
However Political Correspondent, Seán Defoe, says many party members in Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil remain sceptical:
