Lenihan should not be written off in leadership race

DÁIL ÉIREANN was always destined to be something of a second home for Brian Lenihan.

Born into a family of Fianna Fáil heavyweights, he is the grandson, son, nephew and brother of four former and serving TDs.

Given such a lineage, it was no surprise that Lenihan was to climb to the top of the political ladder.