Lenihan insists he’s the ‘poster boy’ of recovery

BRIAN LENIHAN said his decisions as Finance Minister do not make him a liability for Fianna Fáil, insisting he is the “poster boy” of economic recovery.

He believes he is the “strongest challenger” to front-runner Micheál Martin for the Fianna Fáil leadership, based on the number of TDs who have already promised him their support.

Launching his candidacy yesterday, the minister said the leadership will “soon fall to a new generation” and would not comment on whether he would lead the party throughout the full term of the next Dáil.