Past week's events show Fine Gael have learnt nothing from the general election

Two issues — water charges and the O’Higgins report — have illustrated again why Enda Kenny was his party’s greatest impediment to electoral success, writes Daniel McConnell, Political Editor.

THE events of the past week have shown one thing very clearly.

Fine Gael, as a party in Government, have learnt nothing from the general election and at the very top the arrogance that cost them so many seats in February remains deeply embedded.