Politics
Former Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald to retire from politics
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said few had achieved as much in politics as the Fine Gael veteran
Frances Fitzgerald, the veteran Fine Gael politician, has announced she will retire from politics next year, becoming the latest long-standing party member to give up their seat.
Just four months after the MEP and former minister and Tánaiste confirmed to the Business Post that she would be running again in next June’s European elections, Fitzgerald released a statement this afternoon saying she would not put her name forward for re-election.
“Over recent weeks I have ...
