Evening Tally: 'Political begrudger' is a more accurate description of ...

In this final five-day sprint for the election line, that indefatigable species, the Irish political begrudger, is at last taking centre stage.

Strange things can happen in the final campaign days, as more and more voters decide their vote pick later and later. As Fine Gael activists ponder dark news from the latest Ireland Thinks/Sunday Independent poll, they might have a certain feeling which harks back to 2007, when Enda Kenny’s hopes of an against-the-odds win were dashed as Bertie Ahern did a Lazarus job.