MacSharry is very adamant that he is “his own man” and, in a strange way, given his strong footprint pedigree in Fianna Fail, he may in fact be better off being outside of the party.
He has surfaced a very real issue in policy terms for the party he once belonged to — the precise nature of the difference between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael.
MacSharry Lenihan May 2023 Village 