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'); Fine Gael councillor seeks nomination to try to retain Eoghan Murphy's Dublin Bay South Dáil seat Green Party councillor Claire Byrne has also formally announced her candidacy. By Gráinne Ní Aodha Saturday 1 May 2021, 2:53 PM May 1st 2021, 9:59 AM 32,860 Views 29 Comments Eoghan Murphy checking the figures at the election 2020 count centre in Dublin. Image: Leah Farrell Image: Leah Farrell Updated May 1st 2021, 2:53 PM FINE GAEL COUNC...

Geoghegan seeks Fine Gael nod for Dublin Bay South byelection Councillor reminds members he backed Varadkar, while O’Connell backed Coveney Sat, May 1, 2021, 00:00 Jennifer Bray Political Correspondent Listen now 2:56 Cllr James Geoghegan. Photograph: Naoise Culhane Your Web Browser may be out of date. If you are using Internet Explorer 9, 10 or 11 our Audio player will not work properly.   Fine Gael councillor James Geoghegan has told party members he intends to seek a nomination to...

The race to replace Eoghan Murphy in Dublin Bay South began yesterday, after the former housing minister announced his resignation from the Dáil.The Fine Gael TD said he was leaving Irish politics to

A local process Mr Varadkar said that, under party rules, the candidate would be selected by the local party members. “Any party member in that constituency of more than two years’ standing has a right to vote. It will be one member, one vote, and those people – those hard-working members and activists in Fine Gael in Dublin Bay South – know the potential candidates better than anyone else. I know they will pick the best candidate and the one that is most likely to win, and I will support that candidate 100 per cent with all of my efforts,” Mr Varadkar said.