Fine Gael set up group to increase presence in North

Fine Gael have set up a dedicated group to increase the party’s presence in Northern Ireland. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar announced the establishment of the Northern Ireland engagement group at a meeting of the Fine Gael party last night.

It comes as former SDLP leader Mark Durkan was selected to run alongside former tánaiste and justice minister Frances Fitzgerald for Fine Gael in the upcoming European elections.