The decline and fall of the Fianna Fáil empire

The End of the Party: How Fianna Fáil Lost its Grip on Power by Bruce Arnold and Jason O'Toole. Gill & Macmillan, €17. AND Fianna Fáil by Noel Whelan. Gill & Macmillan, €25.

Bertie Ahern and Brian Cowen presided over the destruction of Fianna Fáil as the dominant force in Irish politics. Photo: Maxwells
Bertie Ahern and Brian Cowen presided over the destruction of Fianna Fáil as the dominant force in Irish politics. Photo: Maxwells

**The End of the Party: How Fianna Fáil Lost its Grip on Power**

By Bruce Arnold and Jason O'Toole

Gill & Macmillan, €17

and

**Fianna Fáil: A Biography of the Party**

By Noel Whelan

Gill & Macmillan, €25

While there has long been a healthy market in Ireland for books about politics and public ...