It was an honour and privilege for me to receive the Fine Gael nomination to contest the Election for the Presidency.

Members of the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party will this weekend get behind an initiative organised by Cork North Central Young Fine Gael to raise awareness of mental health issues. Minister of State, Lucinda Creighton, MEP Sean Kelly, Dara Murphy TD, Jerry Buttimer TD and Senator Colm Burke will join YFG during the Jazz Festival this

On October 27th polling will take place on the 29th and 30th amendements to the Constitution of Ireland. Fine Gael is asking you to vote YES to the two amendments. The 29th Amendment is to alter the Constitution to allow for the reduction in the pay of Judges. The 30th Amendment is to alter

SMEs must be ready for the upturn – Collins Addressing the Cork Chamber Annual Business Conference tonight (Thursday), Fine Gael Cork North West Deputy, Áine Collins, will tell delegates that there are great opportunities for the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) sector in this country and the challenge is to be ready to take advantage

Fine Gael South Tipperary TD and member of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence, and Equality, Tom Hayes, has called for an online vetting system to be included as part of the soon to be established National Vetting Bureau. Deputy Hayes says a similar system is already being used by the GAA. “The National

Fine Gael Dublin Central Deputy, Paschal Donohoe, this morning (Thursday) welcomed the deal struck by EU leaders last night after lengthy negotiations, saying this is the first time all of the interlocking parts of the crisis have been comprehensively dealt with. “The agreement struck last night in Brussels will, for the first time, deal with

Fine Gael Cork East TD and Chair of the Oireachtas Justice Committee, David Stanton, has today (Wednesday) said that it’s time for us to seriously consider altering our current summertime arrangements to benefit the economy and society. Deputy Stanton made his comments during a Topical Issues debate in the Dáil. “For a number of years

Fine Gael Cork South Central Deputy, Jerry Buttimer, has said the Government decision not to take a mid-term break next week is to be welcomed as it will give TDs and Senators an opportunity to come to the Dáil to debate issues of public importance. “The decision taken this morning by the Government not to

Fine Gael TD for Dublin South Central, Catherine Byrne, and Fine Gael Councillor, Clare Byrne, have called for urgent funding to be provided for flood relief works in the south inner city. Speaking this afternoon, Deputy Byrne said: ‘Urgent funding is needed to deal with the damage caused by the flooding in parts of the

Fine Gael Limerick TD and President of the Irish Association of Suicidology, Dan Neville, has today (Tuesday) warned that most of our inpatient mental health facilities are still completely inadequate, while implementation of A Vision for Change remains painfully slow. Deputy Neville was speaking during an address at the Seventh Annual Conference of the INMO