Daniel McConnell: Public has fallen out of love with Leo Varadkar

From a high of 37% to just 20% in the polls now, Fine Gael's stock has plummeted in recent years and the picture is looking bleaker than ever

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar, the leader of Fine Gael, is set to become taoiseach again, for the second time, in 12 months. Picture: Damien Storan

In just 12 months’ time, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar, the leader of Fine Gael, is set to become taoiseach again for the second time.

This is, as we know, on foot of a deal done with Fianna Fáil and the Greens in 2020 to allow the two old enemies to rotate the position of taoiseach at the midway point in the lifetime of this Government.