‘I thought Jack Lynch was terrific’

Though a staunch Fine Gael supporter, Bill O’Herlihy voted for Jack Lynch, was asked to run for office by the Fianna Fáil leader, and believes Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil should merge, writes political editor Paul O’Brien

IT’S a somewhat surprising admission from a staunch Fine Gael supporter, but maybe not from someone who described himself as a “tribal Corkman” in an RTÉ programme earlier this year.

“I thought Jack Lynch was terrific,” says Bill O’Herlihy.