He was formally announced as Taoiseach at the party’s European selection convention for the Midlands-North West constituency Sheraton Athlone Hotel in Westmeath.
“Fine Gael stands as a party unafraid to speak truth to power about the catastrophe we are witnessing in Gaza and to voice in no uncertain terms the moral outrage of the Irish people,” he said. “Since 2011 when Enda brought hope to a battered country, we have all soldiered together to rebuild Ireland’s economy and reputation,” he said.
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