Unpredictable future will provide challenge and opportunity

As Enda Kenny’s reign nears its end, Fine Gael MEP Brian Hayes outlines the requirements for his replacement, and says history will be kind to his current party leader

ENDA Kenny’s leadership of Fine Gael is now entering its final phase. After 15 years at the head of Fine Gael and six years leading the country, he will shortly hand on the baton to a new generation within the party. The time ahead, a period of political transition, will be both exciting and unpredictable.

History will be kind to Enda Kenny. The Kenny years will ultimately be recognised as years of achievement. He has confounded the longstanding observation about politics — that all political careers end in failure.