Leo Varadkar looks most likely to take over from Enda Kenny as the next leader of Fine Gael.
A poll in today's Irish Times shows he has a 31 per cent approval rating with the public – 10 points ahead of his nearest rival, the Housing Minister Simon Coveney.
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The other contenders, in descending order, are Frances Fitzgerald, Simon Harris and Paschal Donohoe.
A Cabinet rift over a failed abortion bill in the Dáil has left the Taoiseach under pressure to declare a timeline for his departure.
