Elaine Loughlin: Seat of power is way cozier than the cold, hard backbenches
Before the Dáil reconvened last month, Leo Varadkar rallied the troops ahead of what will be a year of elections. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA
As a general election comes into sharper focus, Leo Varadkar’s party is realising that the seat of power is lot more comfortable than the cold hard benches of opposition.
Fine Gael members have long assumed and expected that this will be their final term in government before a stint recuperating and rebuilding from the opposition.
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