Gilmore 'now a serious candidate for Taoiseach'

Eamon Gilmore will be a serious candidate for next Taoiseach, it was claimed today, after an opinion poll put Labour as the biggest political party in the state for the first time.

Mr Gilmore is also by far the most popular political leader in the Dáil, while soaring nationwide support for his party has pushed Fine Gael into second place and Fianna Fáil third.