Just three months ago Leo Varadkar’s ascension to Irish Taoiseach was hailed as a breakthrough moment for both the country and his party.
At 38 he is the youngest to hold the post, having already become Ireland’s first openly gay minister after coming out on the radio, and the first of Indian heritage.
But Mr Varadkar is rapidly falling out of favour – characterised by the Irish press as a slick PR-man who values style over substance.