Fine Gael: A party with two political corpses left in charge

With its own TDs proclaiming Enda Kenny and his new, old deputy James Reilly as dead men walking, Fine Gael is in open revolt. It’s just a matter of when Kenny — stubborn, vengeful, but isolated — decides to depart, writes Political Editor Daniel McConnell

AT Wednesday night’s meeting of the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party, concern was raised that reports of the gathering were appearing online before the meeting had concluded.

Party chairman Martin Heydon suggested phones might have to be thrown in a bucket in order to stop the leaks.