His resignation came as a surprise. By Matthew Mpoke Bigg Leo Varadkar, whose Fine Gael party has struggled in the polls, said he would step down as leader of the country and of his party ...

Support for Fine Gael has increased significantly in the latest opinion poll as speculation builds that Simon Harris will call an election after the budget. Fine Gael has jumped four points to 27 ...

FINE Gael TD Damien English has decided he will not contest the next general election in another blow for the party. The decision comes after growing speculation in recent weeks on whether the ...

For everyone who needs it. FORMER JUNIOR MINISTER and Fine Gael TD Damien English will not contest the upcoming General Election. English was first elected to the Dáil in 2002 and was aged 24 at ...

SEVENTEEN FINE GAEL TDs have now announced that they will not be contesting the next general election – more than half of the ...

For everyone who needs it. “It’s not what’s concerning people,” Taoiseach Simon Harris told reporters at the start of the Fine Gael think-in in Tullamore yesterday. The general public ...

It means that 17 of the 35 Fine Gael TDs who won seats in 2020 have confirmed they will not run in the election that many in political circles have speculated could happen as early as November.

Photo: Gareth Chaney/Collins Fine Gael TD Damien English has joined the exodus from Taoiseach Simon Harris’s line-up for the general election. His departure has prompted speculation about ...

FINE Gael TD Joe Carey has announced his resignation due to ill health. Deputy Carey, who has been on sick leave since March of last year, confirmed he will not be a candidate in the next General ...