The End of the Party: How Fianna Fail Finally Lost Its Grip on Power: How Fianna Fáil Finally Lost Its Grip on Power - Softcover

Bruce Arnold; Jason O'Toole

Softcover

ISBN 10: 071715064X ISBN 13: 9780717150649

Publisher: Gill & Macmillan Ltd, 2011

Synopsis

The election of February 2011 will be remembered for many things, but most of all for the defeat and virtual annihilation of Fianna Fail. Stripped of power in humiliating circumstances, the party was disgraced, possibly to the point of no return. Fine Gael triumphed under Enda Kenny, a leader who had been consistently underrated, winning the largest number of seats in its history. Kenny was joined in power by the Labour Party and together, with the largest majority ever enjoyed, they formed a powerful government at a time of immense and continuing crisis for Ireland. The story of how this happened and of how Fianna Fail came to demolish itself in the eyes of the electorate is linked with property and banking scandals, inept decisions and the gross mismanagement of the most profitable time - that of the Celtic Tiger - ever enjoyed by the Irish people. Two journalists with inside knowledge of the events and extensive experience of politics over many years have joined their talents to write this gripping story.

About this title

Review:

"a story without a happy ending with the emotions of the authors clearly showing...traces the party's demise from the heady days to their worst electoral performance" --Irish Independent, 19 November 2011

"first comprehensive insider account of the simultaneous implosion of the Celtic Tiger and Fianna Fail" --Sunday Independent, 23 October 2011

About the Author:

Bruce Arnold is a political journalist of long standing in the Irish Independent. Jason O'Toole writes for the Irish Daily Mail and Hot Press and has been described as the finest interviewer of his generation.

About this edition

• Publisher: Gill & Macmillan Ltd
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 071715064X
• ISBN 13: 9780717150649
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256