Rumours swirl in Fine Gael of legal challenge from Maria Bailey

A Fine Gael spokesman said: “No elected public representatives expressed any concerns about the calling of the meeting, the conduct of the meeting or who was invited to the meeting on October 31st. It was the most widely publicised Fine Gael constituency meeting in years in advance of it.”However, the Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe, who met Ms Bailey in advance of Thursday night’s meeting, acknowledged that Ms Bailey did raise concerns about the meeting on Halloween night.

He said it was “very much a matter for Deputy Bailey regarding if she looks to take any further action” on her deselection but that she had handled their discussion in a “dignified and composed way”. Referring to Thursday night’s meeting, Mr Donohoe said: “It was a difficult meeting with her and she made her points to me in an exceptionally professional and dignified way,” he said.

He said: “It has been a matter for great public debate and strong public feeling but it was also something that Deputy Bailey has had to live through and as I comment I’m very conscious of it.”

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