Fitzgerald reveals she had two miscarriages

Divisions within Fine Gael on whether to offer a vote on repealing the eighth amendment

Ms Fitzgerald, a probable future leadership contender, said she did not think the Constitution was the best place for abortion laws to be decided.

The intervention comes as Fine Gael prepares its election platform, with traditionalists and liberals clashing over holding a referendum on removing the amendment which places the life of the mother and the foetus on equal terms.