Councillor who said Cowen would 'devour' Kenny quits FG

A Fine Gael councillor who claimed on national television that Taoiseach-to-be Brian Cowen would devour Enda Kenny today resigned.

Sean Brown shocked colleagues when he said on RTÉ that Bertie Ahern’s successor, appointed Fianna Fáil leader today, would do a hatchet job on the Fine Gael leader.