Tánaiste Simon Harris has said there is a great sense of shock in Fine Gael following her decision to withdraw from the ...

The presidential election race has been thrown into uncertainty by the shock announcement by former European Commissioner ...

HEATHER Humphreys would make an “excellent candidate” for Irish President, according to Independent TD Michael Healy-Rae. His ...

Heather Humphreys has emerged as the preferred candidate to contest the presidential election for Fine Gael following Mairéad ...

Mairead McGuinness, the Fine Gael contender to run in Ireland's Presidential election this year, has withdrawn from the race, ...

Mairead McGuinness said she made the 'very difficult decision' to stand down following a stay in hospital last week.

The pressure will be on Fine Gael to look for a replacement presidential election candidate following the withdrawal of ...

She added that her deicision to pull out was not taken lightly, and was made following a stay in hospital last week.

The party is seeking a candidate to replace Mairead McGuinness, who announced yesterday that she would no longer be ...

Former justice minister Frances Fitzgerald will not seek the Fine Gael nomination for the presidency. Ms Fitzgerald had been ...

Fine Gael is re-examining its approach to the presidential contest following the shock withdrawal of party candidate Mairead McGuinness on health grounds.

MAIREAD MCGUINNESS HAS withdrawn from the race for the Irish presidency. Citing medical advice, the former Fine Gael MEP said ...