Paul Hosford: Paschal Donohoe’s departure makes it harder to rebuild Fine Gael

Watching Simon Coveney and Leo Varadkar ride off into the sunset must have given the former finance minister some pause

Paschal Donohoe, the former minister for finance, at Government Buildings on Tuesday where he announced he was leaving his role in government to take up a position with the World Bank. Picture: Damien Eagers/PA

The departure of Paschal Donohoe from Irish politics leaves a number of questions for the Government, the coalition and Simon Harris, but it raises just as many questions for Fine Gael.

In his first interview following his shock departure on Tuesday, Mr Donohoe made a revealing comment to David McCullagh on RTÉ Radio One.