Is the future of FG with Leo Varadkar or Simon Coveney?

Whoever wins....We won't give a $hit

Why is Coveney the only, or even the main alternative? He's managed the rare trick in the current government of being both dull and gaffe-prone and I would say his moment has passed.

I don't think it's a given Varadkar will be gone after the next election. If he wants to stay on he can make a reasonable case that he's the man to spearhead the rebuilding job. If not I think Harris would be their best bet. Could turn out to be bright, young charismatic leader that Leo only shaped at being...

FG are heading for oblivion under either of these box tickers. FG needs a revolution within and a firm move to the right.

McEntee? Who was elected initially as a sympathy vote for her father, and who has done nothing before or since until she was appointed Minister for Justice out of nowhere - presumably a reward for being a Leo loyalist.

Since then we've seen serious crime and crime in general shoot up, she has presided over the mess that is the free for all for Ukrainian refugees, and she spends her time championing populist social media causes and making twitter statements for de likes - until it turns out that it wasn't an Irish man at all, and no she won't be taking in a refugee after all.

As bad as Leo and Coveney are, and they are! - the former more of the same as above, and the latter fully committed to dilution of national sovereignty (as a former friend of Peter Sutherland) and who wants to review our neutrality while bringing in another million people or so into already overcrowded towns and cities by 2040 - they are still a massive step up on Helen McEntee.

If she actually becomes leader of FG and possibly Taoiseach down the line then we might as well just give up on the pretense of being a serious country altogether.

Between Boris, Trump, Biden and now this new generation on this side of the Atlantic, its no wonder Putin is feeling his oats.

Paschal Donhoe or, a long shot as she's only a first term TD, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill. Varadkar is a serial loser who has lost seats for FG in every election that FG has contested since he was installed as leader. Coveney might have been better as the FG grassroots voted for him rather than Varadkar. Simon Harris might also consider himself leadership material.

Regards...jmcc

"Two cheeks of the same arse". Brilliant expression. Never heard it before.

That's a long way away. Varadkar will be Taoiseach later this year. By the time he goes, there may be many candidates other than Coveney.

Yea and that arse needs a good slapping come next election

Coveney not likable at all, seems to have this dismissive attitude of differing opinions and his plan for up to another million people by 2040, well yeah thats going to work out great for the country. Id take Leo over him anyday.

wha??

Paschal appears to be the most competent and has held a high profile ministry for a long time. If Coveney can be considered "leadership material" then Donohue surely is too.

McEntee may well get it purely for the perceived likeability and being down with the kids making tiktoks, stranger things have happened. I'd put her and Donohue as more likely to get it than Coveney

Having an eegit like harris who didn't even finish college as your minister for education says enough, minster of health too, joke of a person.

If I was betting today, I'd say McEntee would be next leader (depending on when it happened (timing could mean missing out due to maternity leave, so could be next +1).

Varadkar might be young, but everyone has a political shelf life, funny that the younger ones in power tend to realise this faster and move on than the older ones (I'd guess because they can't pivot to something else as easily). If be surprised if he was still a TD at 55.

Personally id like for instance minister of health to be a doctor, minister of justice to be barrister, that's just me though, id like my politicians to have actual experience in the fields they are making decisions that effect the whole country on, not just getting job because they are friends with the leader. Wasn't calling him an eegit for not going to college either, just think hes a weasely type character.

Think Coveney has done a good job dealing with the Brits on Brexit and constantly having to go on their media to counter serious ignorance. Think he's done a good job in his portfolio to be fair.