John McGahon to step back from politics

General Election 2024: John McGahon to step back from politics
John McGahon has said that he'll be stepping back from politics after being eliminated from contention in the General Election.
Why did Fine Gael support John McGahon’s controversial general election bid in Louth?
Media scrutiny of the Senator was reignited with his selection as a Fine Gael candidate in the Louth constituency.
John McGahon to take step back from politics
John McGahon has said he will be taking a step back from politics for the foreseeable future and now plans to spend more time with his family.
Under fire John McGahon makes vote plea ahead of election as Harris ‘not sure’ if he’ll allow candidate canvass with him
FINE Gael election candidate John McGahon has broken his silence about the controversial pub assault. The incident which happened outside a pub in 2018 has cause a headache for party leader Simon
John McGahon concedes Louth election but says he got '150% support' from Taoiseach during campaign
Taoiseach Simon Harris had said he was ‘not sure’ if he would canvass with McGahon had he visited Louth during the election campaign.
Taoiseach: John McGahon can put his own case to voters
Taoiseach Simon Harris has said it is ‘up to John McGahon to make his case’ to Louth voters, and has not yet committed to canvassing alongside the Dáil candidate. Mr Harris could not confirm if Mr McGahon will do any media interviews before polling day on November 29, but said he is ‘quite sure’ the Fine Gael senator is out canvassing.
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Pub-assault senator John McGahon breaks silence: ‘It’s been a very tough two weeks for me’
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The victim sued in a civil trial for assault and battery and the High Court found Senator McGahon 65% liable for damages.
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Simon Harris indicates he will canvass with under-fire Fine Gael candidate John McGahon in Louth
Speaking in Naas on Wednesday, Taoiseach Simon Harris was asked if he would canvass with John McGahon before the election on ...
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Fine Gael’s Paula Butterly is proving transfer-friendly this morning. She picked up 181 votes from Thomas Clare and David ...
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John McGahon and the ‘vicious’ Dundalk fight that has caused people to question his candidacy
It was close to 2.30am on June 15th, 2018, when Breen White first encountered John McGahon. White (55), a farmer from Castleblayney, Co Monaghan, owned a horse, Total Demolition, that had won a ...
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McGahon candidacy opens Fine Gael up to political onslaught
Senator John McGahon is the party's main hope of retaining its seat in Louth as one of its stalwarts, Fergus O’Dowd, retires. But a late-night street fight outside a pub in Dundalk six years ago ...
Irish Independent on MSN2d
Louth General Election 2024 updates: John McGahon arrives at the count centre and speaks briefly to the media
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