Fine Gael Leadership

Irish politics after Enda will be a real test of the fragile arrangements that have kept the minority Government in place for the past year. There is(...)

A powerful anti-corruption agency will be the centrepiece of Simon Coveney’s leadership campaign, it has been reported. I find this intriguing, having(...)

It was never going to be a happy ending, but at least Enda Kenny got to write the last line. Whether by accident or design, his final day as leader (...)

As Enda Kenny prepares to leave office, the State remains as corrupt as it was when he arrived in 2011 with a massive majority and mandate for reform.(...)

Wednesday night belonged to Enda Kenny. His emotional statement to the Fine Gael parliamentary party announcing his retirement was hardly a shock but (...)

In all, the meeting where Enda Kenny announced he was standing down as Fine Gael leader lasted just seven minutes. It had been due to start at 5.30pm,(...)

By any yardstick Enda Kenny has been one of the most successful political leaders in the history of the State, yet he has been consistently underestim(...)

Having clawed their way to power, politicians tend to hang on. Enda Kenny languished on Fine Gael’s backbenches for 11 years before being appointed a (...)

Simon Coveney and Leo Varadkar were last night canvassing support and preparing to launch their campaigns to be the next leader of Fine Gael followin(...)

Whoever wins the Fine Gael leadership will have a delicate task when it comes to hiring and firing Ministers. A complete purge would be a little like (...)