Paschal Donohoe solidifies key position in the party

Donohoe has solidified his position as a central player in Fine Gael and is now in pole position to be a contender the next time a leadership contest is held, writes Daniel McConnell

SHORTLY after his election as a new TD in 2011, Paschal Donohoe was languishing as a backbencher, after being overlooked as a candidate to be a junior or senior minister.

Having served in the Seanad since 2007, Donohoe had emerged as a thinker and a genuine candidate to reclaim a Fine Gael seat in the hugely working class constituency of Dublin Central.