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A letter that triggers alarm bells for Fine Gael

If Fine Gael had hoped the "Maria Bailey affair" was going to slide into oblivion after the party de-selected its Dún Laoghaire TD her latest letter to local members will have disabused that notion.

Analysis and Comment • 20 Nov 19

Maria Bailey said she would continue to fulfill her role as a public representative

It is a 'very difficult time' for Bailey - Varadkar

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he appreciates that this is a "very difficult time" for Fine Gael TD Maria Bailey, and that it is "never a nice thing to be deselected" as an election candidate.

Ireland • 15 Nov 19

Maria Bailey has been the focus of attention since taking a personal injuries claim against a hotel after falling off a swing

Maria Bailey deselected as Fine Gael election candidate

Fine Gael TD Maria Bailey has been deselected as a candidate for the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown constituency in the next General Election.

Politics • 15 Nov 19

TD Maria Bailey took a civil case against a Dublin hotel, which she later withdrew

Bailey has paid the price for mistake - Coveney

Tanáiste Simon Coveney has defended Fine Gael TD Maria Bailey saying she has "paid the price for making a mistake" and she continues to pay that price.

Politics • 18 Oct 19