Cllr Noel McCarthy and Mark Stanton have been selected by Fine Gael to represent the party in the Cork East constituency at the next General Election.

Minister Hildegarde Naughten and Senator Sean Kyne have been selected by Fine Gael to represent the party in the Galway West constituency at the next General Election.

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Councillors David Fitzgerald and Michael Doyle, along with Catherine Callaghan, have been selected by Fine Gael to contest the Carlow Kilkenny constituency at the next General Election.

A new state model for the acquisition of childcare facilities is to be examined by Government, a Fine Gael Senator has said.

Minister Paschal Donohoe been selected by Fine Gael to represent the party in the Dublin Central constituency at the next General Election.

Five Fine Gael TDs and Senators have called on the Minister for Agriculture to reverse his decision to suspend the highly successful Straw Incorporation Scheme.

Councillors Bridín Murphy and Cathal Byrne have been selected by Fine Gael to represent the party in the Wexford constituency in the General Election.

Speaking at the meeting of the Fine Gael Dublin West Constituency Organisation this evening, former Taoiseach Deputy Leo Varadkar confirmed that he would not seek a nomination to contest the next General Election. The Convention to select a candidate or candidates to run for Fine Gael in Dublin West is scheduled for mid-September. 

The Minister for Agriculture must act now to ensure adequate fodder and bedding for the winter is available to farmers, a Fine Gael Senator has said.