He represented Fianna Fáil in talks on government formation in 2016 . Early on 9 April 2016 , O'Callaghan 's home hosted a covert meeting between O'Callaghan , Leo Varadkar , Deirdre Gillane ( chief adviser of Micheál Martin ) and Andrew McDowell ( a policy adviser of Enda Kenny ) . It lasted for more than an hour
talks on government formation in 2016
2016 Irish government formation
Jim O'Callaghan