In her column for Drivetime this week, Olivia O'Leary reflects on the departure of Enda Kenny as leader of Fine Gael and what his drawn-out announcement ultimately cost him.

"At the end there were no close friends in cabinet, there was no huddle of political buddies, and that’s how it is and politics: the exercise of power loses more friends than that makes."

You can listen to the full column above and you can get more from Drivetime here.