Dublin residents share views on general election People in Dublin explain their positions on the eve of an Irish general election as polls predict a historic three-way fight for control of the next government. The next government is widely expected to be a coalition, raising the prospect of protracted negotiations. It took 70 days before a new minority coalition government was formed in 2016, with Fine Gael propped up by a confidence and supply arrangement with Fianna Fail. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES