Leo seems to have the lionheart to succeed Enda

Has Leo made his lunge? Mr Varadkar, our thrusting, Thatcherite Transport Minister, appears to have fired the first shot in the War of the Blueshirt Succession.

Leo seems to have the lionheart to succeed Enda
Sat, 22 Mar, 2014 - 00:00
Shaun Connolly
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The end game, or the Enda game, if you will, is underway.

How else to explain his thundering intervention into the whistleblower affair?

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CourtsAnalysisshaun connollyLeo Varadkarenda kennyPlace: BrusselsPlace: Savannah, GeorgiaPlace: tusslePerson: LeoPerson: EndaPerson: VaradkarPerson: KennyPerson: Simon CoveneyPerson: CoveneyPerson: Agriculture MinisterPerson: CommissionerPerson: Martin CallinanPerson: CallinanPerson: SgtPerson: Maurice McCabePerson: John WilsonPerson: Benjamin DisraeliPerson: SimonPerson: Justice MinisterPerson: Alan ShatterPerson: ShatterPerson: McCabePerson: Mick WallaceEvent: War of the Blueshirt SuccessionEvent: St Patrick’sOrganisation: European CouncilOrganisation: Garda SíochanaOrganisation: GSOC
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