# Fine Gael
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Last month
March 2024
AS IT HAPPENED
Govt insists election not needed in wake of Varadkar resignation
“After seven years in office, I am no longer the best person for that job,” Leo Varadkar said today.
Varadkar’s resignation as Fine Gael leader is effective immediately, but he will stay on as Taoiseach until his successor is elected by the party
A general election is not likely to be called, despite mounting pressure from the opposition
Fine Gael is expected to elect a new leader before the party's Ard Fheis on 6 April
Updated
20 Mar
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'Don't limp on': McDonald calls for general election in testy Dáil exchanges with Varadkar
20 Mar
23.0k
89
The Daily Poll
Poll: Who do you think will take over as Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader?
20 Mar
41.8k
86
NEW LEADER
Explainer: How will the new Fine Gael leader be elected and when will we have a new Taoiseach?
20 Mar
16.5k
69
Resignation
'I am no longer the best person for that job': Varadkar's emotional resignation speech, in full
“I have nothing else lined up or in mind,” the Taoiseach said.
20 Mar
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50
Departure
Fine Gael TD Ciarán Cannon announces he will not contest next election, citing ‘toxicity’ in politics
19 Mar
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opportunity knocks
Former jockey Nina Carberry to seek Fine Gael nomination in EU elections
18 Mar
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Former jockey and business woman Nina Carberry to seek Fine Gael nomination in EU elections
18 Mar
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rocky road to Brussels
'Challenging' road ahead for FG to keep its European seats, says Taoiseach
12 Mar
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Ireland South
Seán Kelly and John Mullins, former Bord Gáis CEO, to run for Fine Gael in European elections
10 Mar
13.1k
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case by case
EPP willing to work with radical parties but only if they 'respect European values' - Taoiseach
7 Mar
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EPP
Taoiseach and most FG MEPs back a second von der Leyen term - but issues raised over Gaza stance
Updated
6 Mar
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Emergency Accommodation
Former Fine Gael Justice Minister criticises Govt for leaving asylum seekers on the streets
6 Mar
7.9k
March Referendums
Taoiseach: There's no guarantee a future government would rerun the care referendum
4 Mar
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February
February 2024
EU Decide
Who's running in the European elections? Here are the declared candidates so far
24 Feb
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Election fever
Varadkar says there are 'huge numbers' of people who want to be Fine Gael election candidates
20 Feb
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Wexford
Fine Gael TD Paul Kehoe will not contest his seat in the next general election
12 Feb
13.8k
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March Referendums
Varadkar launches Fine Gael campaign calling for a double Yes vote in family and care referendums
12 Feb
11.9k
89
Voices
John Bruton tribute: 'I told John I'd been to Mass and knew that would buy me some time'
Karl Brophy
Updated
10 Feb
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RIP
Tributes paid to 'deeply committed' former Taoiseach John Bruton who has died
The former Taoiseach died in the Mater Hospital in Dublin early this morning following a long illness.
John Bruton led Fine Gael from 1990 until 2001, and served as Taoiseach between December 1994 and June 1997.
He later served as the EU's ambassador to the US between 2004 and 2009.
He is survived by his wife, son and three daughters.
Updated
6 Feb
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Voices
Pat Rabbitte: John Bruton was a thoughtful and substantial politician
Pat Rabbitte
6 Feb
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This year
2024
Migration
FG politicians given international protection info sheet as Varadkar appeals for help setting out facts
7 hrs ago
11.9k
Retrofitting
MEPs take first steps to greenlight potentially €1 trillion retrofitting plan
15 Jan
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Last year
2023
European Union
Micheál Martin rules himself out of running for EU Commissioner job
31 Dec 2023
11.3k
37
Fergus O'Dowd
Government needs to reach out to the poor and disadvantaged, says exiting Fine Gael TD
30 Dec 2023
12.8k
gsoc
Garda Ombudsman invited to appear before Oireachtas Committee over Dublin riots
14 Dec 2023
6.6k
X / Twitter
X responds to Justice Minister's claim that it did not engage with gardaí during Dublin riot
5 Dec 2023
22.6k
Paschal Donohoe
Speculation Donohoe has eye on IMF job but minister says he’s running in next election
1 Dec 2023
13.4k
Leinster House
Ceann Comhairle: 'No compelling need to intervene' after Sinn Féin TD used photo of man in Dáil
30 Nov 2023
10.8k
Louth
Fine Gael TD Fergus O'Dowd announces he will stand down after the next General Election
27 Nov 2023
13.9k
55
Dublin City
'Lines were crossed': Sinn Féin maintains pressure on McEntee, as Green TD indicates no confidence
27 Nov 2023
28.6k
142
Red C Poll
Latest opinion poll reveals a drop in support for Sinn Féin
Updated
26 Nov 2023
50.2k
218
Explainer
Explainer: What is Ireland's Triple Lock mechanism and why is the Govt planning to scrap it?
22 Nov 2023
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Retirement
Workers prepared to pay price of keeping pension age at 66, says Varadkar
22 Nov 2023
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Analysis
'Don't let the populists in': Warnings of left-wing Govt tax hikes at FG conference
18 Nov 2023
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117
fg conference
Fine Gael 'up for fighting' for a fourth term in government, says Coveney
18 Nov 2023
13.4k
115
EU Election
Deirdre Clune becomes second Fine Gael MEP to announce decision not to re-run
15 Nov 2023
13.5k
62
Defamation
Latest legal case by Sinn Féin TD heightens concern at potential chilling effect on media
14 Nov 2023
32.4k