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The Deputy leader of Fine Gael is a senior politician within the Fine Gael political party in Ireland. The post is currently held by Helen McEntee, who was appointed deputy on 19 October 2024. [1] Like other political party leaders, the leader of Fine Gael has the power to appoint or dismiss their deputy.
John Paul O'Shea (born 1982/1983) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork North-West constituency since the 2024 general election. [2] He was a member of Cork County Council from the Kanturk area from 2009 to 2024. [3] He was elected to Cork County Council in 2009 as an independent and was re-elected in ...
The 2024 Fine Gael leadership election followed the resignation of Leo Varadkar as party leader on 20 March 2024. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] As the only candidate nominated, Simon Harris , the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science , was deemed elected as party leader on 24 March 2024.
Fine Gael secured third spot with 38. Micheal Martin, Fianna Fáil leader and Ireland‘s deputy premier, said: “We’ll let the dust settle and savour the moment. We’ll then be in a position ...
The exit poll placed Sinn Féin at 21.1% of the vote, narrowly leading the Irish Taoiseach Simon Harris's party Fine Gael who had 21% of the vote, and their governing partners Fianna Fáil at 19.5%.
Fine Gael party confirmed Harris’ leadership following the resignation of party leader and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on Wednesday. Harris was the only candidate to put his name forward in nominations.
Noel McCarthy (born 1960/1961) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork East constituency since the 2024 general election. [2] In 2009, McCarthy was elected to Cork County Council for the Fermoy as a Labour Party candidate. He was re-elected as a Labour councillor in 2014. [1]
The 2011 Irish general election saw the governing Fianna Fáil collapse at the polls, [56] while Fine Gael and the Labour Party returned with their best results ever. [56] [57] For the first time in its history, Fine Gael became the largest party in Dáil Eireann. Once more Fine Gael and Labour paired up to form a government, their tenure ...