Paul Hosford: Not enough for Fine Gael to be anti-Sinn Féin, it needs to stand for something

Some in Fine Gael are questioning whether being the bulwark against a Sinn Féin government is an electoral strategy worth pursuing

A senior Fine Gael source said. "We have to find a way to sell who we are." Picture: Dylan Vaughan

Sinn Féin is riding high in the polls, but there is no doubt that Leo Varadkar is even entertaining the idea of Mary Lou McDonald as Taoiseach.

The Tánaiste was unequivocal on Friday at his party's think-in in Kilkenny, saying that Ireland would be "outside the tent" in Europe alongside far-right Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán if Sinn Féin wins the next election.