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Eoghan Murphy's exit from politics after a decade leaves a hole not just for Fine Gael, but for the entire Government. Picture: Marc O'Sullivan

When he was swept into office in a Fine Gael wave in 2011, Eoghan Murphy represented a new generation — young people who had emigrated now returning to answer the call of a country devastated by the banking collapse.

His exit from Irish politics a decade later leaves a hole not just for Fine Gael, but for the entire Government.