Brendan Griffin says Fine Gael party is on 'high alert' for snap election

Outspoken Fine Gael TD Brendan Griffin has called on Taoiseach Enda Kenny to step aside for the sake of the country, and warned the party is on “high alert” for a snap election, but is ill-prepared.

Mr Griffin said Mr Kenny had failed to get a good deal on banking debt in Europe and that a new face might better negotiate Ireland’s position on Brexit.

The Kerry TD told the Irish Examiner there was a “vulnerable Dáil” arrangement that could collapse any day. His remarks will re- ignite debate about the Fine Gael leadership and the path the party is taking as it holds its two-day pre-Dáil think-in, beginning today in Kildare.