The Price of Power

"A tremendous read. I'll be recommending it". (Sean O'Rourke, RTE). "Can't wait to read The Price of Power by Pat Leahy. His last [book], Showtime was the best book about Irish politics in years". (Dara O Briain). When Fine Gael and Labour swept into government, in February 2011 they knew they were [...]
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"A tremendous read. I'll be recommending it". (Sean O'Rourke, RTE). "Can't wait to read The Price of Power by Pat Leahy. His last [book], Showtime was the best book about Irish politics in years". (Dara O Briain). When Fine Gael and Labour swept into government, in February 2011 they knew they were facing the greatest crisis in the history of the state. What confronted them was beyond their direst imaginings. Pat Leahy's The Price of Power is the riveting inside story of how they have led - and misled - Ireland. If there's one writer who can get the inside story on what's really going on at the highest levels in Irish politics, it's leading political journalist Pat Leahy. His account of Fianna Fail in government, Showtime, is the considered the go-to book for anyone who wants to understand the disastrous politics led Ireland into economic meltdown. The Price of Power tells the story of trying to govern a country on the verge of ruin - the favours, the deals, the policy compromises and previously unthinkable choices that had to be made.It is a gripping tale of high drama (and high dudgeon), of betrayal, backstabbing and disillusionment, of those who rose to the challenge and those who withered under the strain. In Showtime Pat Leahy got under the skin of the Fianna Fail-led government that wrecked Ireland. Now, with the same mix of unrivalled inside information, astute analysis and exciting writing, he lifts the lid on the coalition that is supposed to get us out of the fix.