# Fine Gael

This week

21st July 2024 - 27th July 2024

on the ballot

High-profile candidates lose out in Fine Gael internal battle to keep Simon Coveney's seat

24 Jul

16.0k

Last week

14th July 2024 - 27th July 2024

Clamping

New Fine Gael senator wants harsher punishments for drivers who park in disabled parking spaces

In a wide-ranging interview, Bradley talks about tackling disability issues, getting into politics and fertility post-cancer.

20 Jul

27.4k

and then there were 13

Can't keep up with the Fine Gael departures? Here's a round up of who is standing down

17 Jul

90.1k

158

Interview

Regina Doherty: 'I worded it clumsily the first time. But authoritarian cycle lanes have divided towns'

17 Jul

23.1k

stepping down

Leo Varadkar confirms he won't stand in next general election

Varadkar said the ‘time has come to explore new options and opportunities’ and that he never viewed himself as a ‘career politician’.

16 Jul

31.1k

153

housing targets

Only 158 new social housing units were built in the first three months of this year

16 Jul

9.1k

This month

July 2024

Viktor Orban

Fine Gael MEPs want Hungary to be blocked from voting in the EU

12 Jul

14.8k

an ghaeilge

FPE Seán Kelly ag lorg cothromaíocht don Ghaeilge i bParlaimint na hEorpa

12 Jul

5.1k

Irish language

MEP Sean Kelly looks for equality for the Irish language in European Parliament

12 Jul

7.9k

Fine Gael

Coveney wrapped: Brexit wars, the Cowen tweet and a broken promise on homeless families

10 Jul

15.6k

nikki bradley

New senator says misuse of disabled toilets must end with roll out of access keys

10 Jul

22.7k

Dublin Bay North

Fine Gael hoping one of these two candidates will fill Richard Bruton's Dublin Bay North seat

10 Jul

11.1k

over and out

Simon Coveney won't run in general election and says he's 'stepping out of politics'

10 Jul

37.8k

143

new to the seanad

Motivational speaker Nikki Bradley appointed to the Seanad to replace Regina Doherty

Updated 9 Jul

17.9k

General Election

FG selects Jennifer Carroll MacNeill and Barry Ward to contest Dún Laoghaire constituency

8 Jul

24.2k

RIP

John O'Mahony, former Fine Gael TD and All-Ireland-winning manager, dies aged 71

7 Jul

33.9k

ireland thinks

Latest poll suggests Sinn Féin has dropped to third most popular party among voters

7 Jul

25.1k

124

Morgan McSweeney

‘Strong Irish influence’: The Cork man behind Keir Starmer’s landslide Labour victory

5 Jul

30.6k

John McGahon

Fine Gael minister says party will 'consider' senator's future when assault case concludes

3 Jul

22.9k

Through traffic

Row erupts between Green TD Neasa Hourigan and Dublin Mayor James Geoghegan over Transport Plan

2 Jul

20.8k

Last month

June 2024

New Poll Topper

Fine Gael overtakes Sinn Féin as most popular party for first time since 2021 - Poll

30 Jun

30.2k

174

Green policies

'Petty and retrograde': Cork County councillors react to vote against wishing Eamon Ryan well

24 Jun

29.7k

RIP

Former Cork TD and Minister of State Bernard Allen has died at the age of 79

23 Jun

16.6k

Dublin City deal

Dubliners to pay higher property tax as new council also pledges new hotel tourist tax

21 Jun

43.2k

120

European Parliament

Taoiseach Simon Harris to visit Brussels as EU leaders meet informally to discuss top jobs

17 Jun

7.1k

THE MORNING LEAD

Fianna Fáil won the highest number of council seats in the local elections. Is the party back?

Party members say they aren’t taking anything for granted.

16 Jun

13.1k

FACTCHECK

Debunked: Fabricated quotes and made-up commentators feature in 'vote-rigging' news story

12 Jun

7.0k

Hold your horses

Mixed messages on Sinn Féin’s chances in the Midlands-North-West as counting continues

Updated 12 Jun

14.6k

Not optimistic

Sinn Féin ‘resigned’ to not winning a seat in Midlands-North-West as count continues

Updated 11 Jun

25.5k

Local elections 2024

SocDems double seats on Dublin City Council as Fianna Fáil lose top spot to Fine Gael

10 Jun

12.7k

two fingers

Baby and Britto: Fine Gael's father-and-son team take two seats in South Dublin

9 Jun

29.2k

fg vs sf

Taoiseach says local elections an 'unmitigated disaster' for Sinn Féin and rules out early election

9 Jun

17.7k

Back in action

'We never went away, but we're back': Fine Gael's Michael Ring says party has had 'great election'

9 Jun

10.7k

in it to win

The story of the count so far: Good news for everyone, unless you're Sinn Féin

As it stands, Fine Gael may sneak ahead to become the biggest party in local government.

Jane Matthews

8 Jun

48.1k

fighting words

Coalition bullish and sticks the boot in, saying predictions of SF-led Govt ‘have been shattered’

Questions are being asked today around whether Sinn Féin has run too many candidates across the country.

8 Jun

18.8k

The Spark

Fine Gael deletes video using music from children's viral rap hit after criticism from studio behind it

7 Jun

11.5k

LE2024

We read local election manifestos so you don't have to: Here's what the 3 big parties promise

6 Jun

11.0k

The campaign trail

Leo Varadkar grilled about lack of services for children, Phoenix Park and gout on his home turf

A few constituents in the Fine Gael stomping ground in Castleknock spoke about the new leader Simon Harris.

5 Jun

30.0k

weird and wacky

The campaign trail: FG have a wall to climb and Clare Daly has a Hollywood star in her corner

Here’s the roundup of some of the weird, wacky and unexpected on the campaign trail so far.

1 Jun

28.0k

May

May 2024

THE MORNING LEAD

Independents remain most popular, while Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil overtake Sinn Féin in latest poll

However, Sinn Féin remains the most popular party among younger voters ahead of the European elections.

Fine Gael is now the most popular political party among those polled, but Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin are close behind

Around 23% of people intend to vote for independent candidates in the European elections next Friday

Órla Ryan

31 May

31.0k