Frances Fitzgerald will not run in next year’s European elections

Frances Fitzgerald has in the past been spoken of as a potential candidate for the presidency. Photograph: Grainne Ní Aodha/PA Wirehas announced that she will not run in elections next year, opening the way for a new candidate in the Dublin constituency.

She resigned from Cabinet arising from a controversy surrounding her Department’s handling of the case of Garda whistleblower Maurice McCabe. The Charleton Tribunal which investigated, among other things, the State’s handling of Mr McCabe’s allegations found there was no evidence to support any findings by the Tribunal against Ms Fitzgerald .

“As Fine Gael prepares for the 2024 European Elections I look forward to supporting and campaigning for our candidates, and particularly for the person that I hope will be supported by the voters and become my successor in Dublin,” she continued. In a statement, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar paid tribute to Fitzgerald’s work and said he believed she would be re-elected in the European elections due to take place in June 2024 if she chose to run.

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