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Share this article Former Fine Gael TD Kate O'Connell has said she will not be contesting the by-election in Dublin Bay South. The pharmacist has claimed she is not the desired candidate of party HQ and it's become clear she wouldn't win a selection convention. Ms O'Connell said her relationship with Leo Varadkar never recovered after she backed Simon Coveney in the last Fine Gael leadership contest. The former TD has said in an interview with RTE that she will not contest the by-election in her constituency as an independent and will remain a party member. Fine Gael Councillor James Geogheg...

Kate O'Connell accuses Leo Varadkar of ordering her to stay out of the media in return for a Seanad seat 'I ignored that text' Kate O'Connell (Image: Gareth ChaneyCollins) Want the latest political news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox? Sign up to our FREE newsletter Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice Kate O’Co...

O'Connelll said that her relationship with Varadkar “never recovered” after her backing of Coveney. "I think it is interesting that in the aftermath of the leadership [contest] - not myself because I hadn't any position at the time - but it was predominantly women that supported the person that didn't win the leadership that lost their positions," she said. "No man was demoted as a result of the leadership battle." She said that she had “no problem” with Varadkar as leader but commented that he led Fine Gael to their worst election result in three quarters of a century in the 2020 Gen...

Updated / Friday, 7 May 2021 14:19 Kate O'Connell said over the years she has faced personalised commentary and attacks on her and think there was a "pushback" against her Former Fine Gael TD Kate O'Connell has confirmed that she will not be running in the forthcoming Dublin Bay South by-election and has accused some party members of running personalised attacks to remove her. Ms O'Connell told RTÉ's Today with Claire Byrne that she does not appear to have the support of the party leadership and appears not to be "the desired candidate for Fine Gael in the Dublin South by-election". She sai...

Share this article Former Fine Gael TD Kate O'Connell has announced she won't contest the by-election in Dublin Bay South. Ms O'Connell has also accused some in the party locally of pushing back and trying to replace her. Less than 900 votes separated Kate O'Connell from Jim O'Callaghan for the final seat in Dublin Bay South in last year's general election. Her party colleague Eoghan Murphy took a seat for Fine Gael - but resigned from the Dáil last month. This morning on RTÉ Kate O'Connell confirmed she won't be seeking the nomination to replace him. The pharmacist said she was interested ...