Seventeen of the 35 Fine Gael TDs who won seats in 2020 have now confirmed they will not run in the general election
Damien English resigned from his role as a junior minister last year after it was revealed he gave incorrect information to a local authority when making a planning application. Photograph: Damien Storan/PAIt means that 17 of the 35 Fine Gael TDs who won seats in 2020 have confirmed they will not run in the election that many in political circles have speculated could happen as early as November.
Mr English resigned from his role as a junior minister at the Department of Enterprise last year after it was revealed he gave incorrect information to a local authority when making a planning application.
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