The decision comes in the wake of Mairéad McGuinness, Fine Gael’s first choice for the nominee, withdrawing from the race for ...

Mairead McGuinness made the bombshell announcement yesterday evening that she would no longer be contesting the election for ...

Fine Gael MEP Seán Kelly says “the goalposts have changed” and he is reconsidering seeking a nomination from his party to contest the presidential election later this year. Former MEP Mairead ...

Former minister has backing of senior party figures, and a number of Independent TDs, to replace Mairead McGuinness ...

Mairead McGuinness, the Fine Gael contender to run in Ireland's Presidential election this year, has withdrawn from the race, ...

Taoiseach and Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin is coming under mounting pressure to quell rising anger within the party over ...

A member of Fine Gael's National Executive has said that while she would like to see a contest for the party's presidential nomination if there was more than one candidate, the time to do so was now ...

A member of Fine Gael’s executive council said time is “tight” to have a contest for the party’s presidential candidate.

Former EU commissioner Mairead McGuinness has withdrawn from the Irish presidential election over health issues. McGuinness, ...

A new poll suggests former minister Heather Humphreys is emerging as the frontrunner to replace Mairead McGuinness as Fine ...

FINE Gael MEP Sean Kelly will “reconsider” running for President — after Mairead McGuinness’ shock exit from the race. The ...

The deal between Fianna Fail and Fine Gael attests to the diminished stature of Ireland’s traditional parties as its political landscape fractures and as support for Sinn Fein grows.