All eyes will be on Sligo Leitrim Fine Gael convention next week
Fine Gael’s Sligo/Leitrim constituency selection on July 19th is likely to be one of the most watched in the country. It is, after all, the constituency in which an outgoing junior minister challenged the party over its choice of candidates in the last general election. No one knows when the…
Love Leitrim’s Eddie Mitchell among those seeking FG nomination to run for Dail
Nine Fine Gael members in Sligo/Leitrim are seeking the party’s nomination to run as Dail candidates in the next general election. At the close of nominations yesterday (Friday) evening, the nine included Eddie Mitchell, from Manorhamilton, who was prominent in the Love Leitrim anti-fracking campaign. A nomination was NOT received…
Minister Creed: Public needs to have confidence in government’s mandate
The Minister for Agriculture says there is an ‘anxiety’ in the current government to have the confidence and supply agreement renewed. It comes as a spat has broken out between the two parties with speculation that some Fine Gael Ministers want an election. Minister Michael Creed says talks between the…
McLoughlin says retirement announcement gives potential FG candidates chance to talk to convention delegates
Sligo/Leitrim TD Tony McLoughlin says he has announced his intention to retire from politics in time to allow potential Fine Gael candidates in the constituency to speak to delegates in advance of the party’s selection convention later this month. Deputy McLoughlin has been a TD since 2011. His decision not…
Fine Gael convention for Sligo/Leitrim brought forward by two months
The Fine Gael convention in Sligo Leitrim has been brought forward by two months indicating that perhaps an election is likely sooner rather than later. It’s understood Leo Varadkar has order all party conventions to take place before the first of August. The Sligo Leitrim one is now set for…
Sligo man Blaine Gaffney to seek Fine Gael nomination for 2019 local elections
A young Sligo man confirmed this week he intends to seek a nomination to run for Fine Gael in the local elections next year. Blaine Gaffney is from Sligo town and currently works as parliamentary assistant to Fine Gael TD in Sligo Leitrim Tony McLoughlin. He has made the decision…
Doherty dismisses claims of Sinn Fein and FG ‘cosying up to each other’
Sinn Fein’s finance spokeperson has said that reports claiming his party and Fine Gael are cosying up to each other are far-fetched. In the last number of months a Sinn Fein senator has said her party is willing to enter coalition talks with Fine Gael. While Fine Gael Minister Jim…