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Maria Bailey's Future With Fine Gael Will Be Decided Tonight

The national executive council of Fine Gael will meet this evening to discuss the political future o...
Niall Colbert
Niall Colbert

8:21 AM - 14 Nov 2019



Maria Bailey's Future With Fin...

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Maria Bailey's Future With Fine Gael Will Be Decided Tonight

Niall Colbert
Niall Colbert

8:21 AM - 14 Nov 2019



The national executive council of Fine Gael will meet this evening to discuss the political future of Maria Bailey.

The TD may be removed as a general election candidate in the Dun-Laoghaire Rathdown constituency.

Last month, Fine Gael party members voted for an urgent review of the constituency's election ticket.

Maria Bailey has been in the spotlight since it emerged she'd taken a personal injuries claim against a Dublin hotel.

It's after she fell off a swing, a case which she later dropped.

It's expected that the executive council will be given a recommendation from the Taoiseach on what should happen next.

If Deputy Bailey is removed, Minister of State Mary Mitchell O'Connor and Cllr Barry Ward would be the FG candidates in DL/RD.

Or, another person could be added to the ticket, with councilors Lorraine Hall and Jennifer Carroll MacNeill tipped for selection.

Leo Varadkar has refused to be drawn on her Maria Bailey's future but said he would be guided by the view of members.



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