Politics
Elaine Byrne: McHugh’s vote on mica should act as a warning for Fine Gael
There is no need for the coalition to panic just yet, but Leo Varadkar may find party discipline more dificult to maintain after a reshuffle
The resignation of the Fine Gael party whip by Joe McHugh, the Donegal TD, means the government no longer has a Dáil majority. What does this mean for the stability of the Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Green coalition government? The short answer is that there’s no need to panic.
A former education minister, McHugh voted against the government’s mica redress proposals, which seek to provide €2.7 billion in redress to homeowners affected by the ...