FINE Gael is holding an emergency meeting on swing compensation claim TD Maria Bailey running for the party in the general election. FINE Gael is holding an emergency meeting on swing compensation claim TD Maria Bailey running for the party in the general election. Maria Bailey: Fine Gael crisis meeting on heave as new candidate is lined upAnd the favourite to replace Ms Bailey on the party ticket if she is removed, has failed to express confidence in the embattled TD. Ms Bailey remains a Fine Gael election candidate. Senior Fine Gael sources told the Irish Independent that Ms Carroll MacNeill is the preferred candidate to replace Ms Bailey.

Source: Irish Independent October 20, 2019 19:29 UTC