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Patrick Kinsella 9.4 3,051 Independent: Robert Murphy ... Fine Gael TD Osmond Esmonde died on 22 July 1936. A by-election was held to fill the vacancy on 17 August ...
Former deputy leader of Fine Gael Simon Coveney has said it will be a “very difficult proposition” for the party to re-enter a coalition with Fianna Fail without a rotating taoiseach.
Fine Gael was created in 1933 following the merger of three political organisations; Cumann na nGaedhael (CnaG) led by W. T. Cosgrave, the National Centre Party led by Frank MacDermot and James Dillon, and the National Guard (better known as the Blueshirts), led by Eoin O'Duffy.
Fine Gael is the third largest political party in the Oireachtas.The Fine Gael leader appoints a team of TDs and Senators to speak for the party on different issues. When Fine Gael was in opposition, the front bench areas of responsibility broadly corresponded to those of Government ministers.
Fine Gael: 1975 b: 2020: 44y 2m Taoiseach (2011–2017) Oliver J. Flanagan: Fine Gael: 1943: 1987: 43y 8m Cabinet minister Bernard Durkan: Fine Gael: 1981: 2024: 43y 5m TD, Senator from February 1982 to November 1982. Richard Bruton: Fine Gael: 1981: 2024: 43y 1m Cabinet minister; senator from October 1981 to February 1982: Martin Corry: Fianna ...
The Minister for Justice has ruled herself out of the running to replace Leo Varadkar as Fine Gael leader and Taoiseach. A contest for Fine Gael leadership would benefit the party, McEntee insists ...
Fine Gael: Patrick O'Donovan: Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism and Sport 2016–2017 Fine Gael: Andrew Doyle: Agriculture, Food and the Marine [25] Food, Forestry and Horticulture 2016–2017 Fine Gael: Pat Breen: Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation [26] Employment and Small Business 2016–2017 Fine Gael: John Halligan: Education and Skills [27]
Simon Harris was elected with 16,869 first preference votes, well above the quota.