Fine Gael and Labour are not singing from the same hymn sheet heading toward the General Election

There are two parties heading into a general election looking to cut each other off at the knees, if necessary, writes Alison O’Connor

THE Fine Gaelers are full of taspy. The senior coalition partner might deny it publicly, but the blood is up, and brimming.

The trend, as they will tell you, is their friend, in terms of political polls going in their favour, and by polling day they will believe they have done all they possibly can to achieve an historic re-election. There was no election last November and the predicted disasters did not happen. In fact, a 2016 campaign is proving to be the correct decision thus far.