Why the rush to oust Enda Kenny?

“All political lives, unless they are cut off in midstream at a happy juncture, end in failure, because that is the nature of politics and of human affairs.”

The words of the late British politician Enoch Powell certainly applied to his boss, Margaret Thatcher, and to many other political leaders.

Whether they apply to Enda Kenny remains to be seen. He has enjoyed much success both as leader of Fine Gael and as Taoiseach. He brought stability to his party and, as Taoiseach, to the nation’s finances, presiding over the biggest economic comeback in modern Irish history.