Flynn expulsion – Banishment was an inevitability

ONCE Taoiseach Bertie Ahern decided that Fianna Fáil could not afford the embarrassment of allowing Beverly Flynn to continue as a member, her fate was sealed.

The manner in which the parliamentary party disowned her unanimously on Tuesday, after just one hour, signalled the outcome of last night’s meeting of the national executive which, irrevocably, expelled her from the Fianna Fáil party.

It was the inevitability Ms Flynn refused to entertain, believing the Flynns were invincible and that she was indispensable to the party in Mayo.