FG hoping to avoid a Susan Boyle slip-up

FOR all the giddiness in the Fine Gael camp, there has been only one constant in Dublin South since it was constituted in 1981 – a Brennan seat.

And since the death of the well-regarded minister, Seamus, Fianna Fáil would love to see that constant remain in place with the election of his son, Shay.

The party’s problem is obvious. Polls, pundits and punters all believe the by-election seat is waiting for George Lee who is running under the Fine Gael banner.