GE11 Profile: Fine Gael move from obscurity to power
Fine Gael has a strange place in Irish politics. Many pundits (amateur and professional) like to do their calculations as though the party did not actually exist, or at least was incapable of drawing the affections of a substantial group in Irish society. It is often portrayed as (and often is) the ‘Anyone But Fianna Fail’ party. And yet, and yet, Enda Kenny is indisputably going to be the next leader of the country. Kevin Rafter’s book on the party …