FG senator Maura Hopkins stands down from General Election ticket

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar paid tribute to the outgoing Senator.

FG senator Maura Hopkins stands down from General Election ticket

A Fine Gael senator has said she is to withdraw from the party’s general election ticket.

Maura Hopkins, a candidate for Roscommon-Galway, said she feels it would not be possible to balance the demands of her personal and professional life if she were to stand.

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