Fianna Fáil must be careful not to derail its comeback

Five years on from its own political meltdown, Fianna Fáil is today celebrating one of the most unlikely electoral comebacks in Irish history.

To paraphrase WB Yeats, all has changed, changed utterly. However, if Fianna Fáil is not careful, it may find that, beneath the initial glory, a terrible beauty has been born.

The route that the soldiers of destiny take back to power could make or break the comeback, an issue that will not be lost on senior party officials as they prepare for government negotiations.