Enda’s Last Grasp

Posted by diarmy on Jun 14, 2010 in Featured Articles, Politics | 0 Comments

Enda Kenny is on the way out. The slippery slope that he’s been see-sawing on since he became leader way back when has finally gotten slipperier, with Richard ‘Dick’ Bruton pouring a fresh coat of engine oil on it over the weekend. Enda saw the red flags and took out the political shot gun and fired it squarely at the so-called ‘heave’ today and let fly at Bruton, taking him to task as the leader of this movement against the man from Mayo and sacking him today.

This has now resulted in an element of emerging backers showing clearly the divide between Fine Gael. The party of the aristocracy, the old money and the foreign imports is now in a battle royale that will rock it to its core. In the blue corner, we have Richard Bruton, John’s brother who has a yearning to lead the deflating baloon that is Ireland’s “largest” political party. He has backers from all corners in Dublin, some who’ve not even put their head above the parapet. In the other blue corner, we have Enda ‘Inda’ Kenny. The grandfather of the Dáil and now the longest serving politician in Ireland today, Mayo’s answer to Charlie Haughey is a man with an odd haircut, a strange Cashel-barr accent and a penchant for making stupid statements. He’s receiving support from the country lads and no doubt will see support from fellow Mayo luddites like John O’Mahony and Michael ‘Shout if you can’t hear it’ Ring.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Enda Kenny will never be Taoiseach. This is even now more apparent. However what I hadn’t banked on is that it’s now seriously doubtful that Richard Bruton will ever be Taoiseach – let alone leader of Fwinne Gwael. A compromise candidate will have to be selected in the next few weeks to breathe life into this strange party of oddballs. The Dublin side of the party will suggest either Brian Hayes or Leo Varadkar with the country boys backing the likes of Simon ‘Should’ve Gone to Specsavers’ Coveney and probably someone else (to be honest, I don’t know enough names in FG to be able to mention them here).

This is the End-a of the lads. Captain and First Mate will end up retiring shortly because of the damage they do. And it’ll be up to the Silver Fox Frank Flannery to clean up the mess in the media.

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