#GE16 Analysis: How did Fine Gael get it so wrong?

A badly timed campaign and an ill-judged slogan saw it throw the election away, writes Political Editor Daniel McConnell.

#GE16 Analysis: How did Fine Gael get it so wrong?

Where did it all go wrong for Enda Kenny and Fine Gael?

“We may end up with the most seats, but we lost the election, and we have to get on with it now,” is how one party strategist put it to me last night.

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