Fine Gael County Councillor Aidan Lombard has attended his final council meeting as an elected representative, after making the decision to step away from his political duties to concentrate on his home life and business.

IRISH taxpayers will pick up the majority of the tab for propping up vulnerable business sectors should a no-deal Brexit occur, Tánaiste Simon Coveney has said.

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AN internal party opinion poll has indicated that there will be no change in the party seats in Cork North Central at the next general election.

A CORK Fine Gael Senator has said that the government needs to consider dissolving the HSE as the public no longer has confidence in it.

INDEPENDENT county councillor John Paul O'Shea has dismissed rumours that it is a "done deal" that he will run for Fine Gael in Cork North West.

Fine Gael Senator Colm Burke is threatening to quit Fine Gael if he is not added to the party’s general election ticket for Cork North Central.

FIANNA Fáil leader Micheál Martin has hit out at the lack of progress in Cork under Fine Gael's watch. Mr Martin slammed the turning of the 'fake sod' at Cork's long-awaited event centre by former Taoiseach Enda Kenny.

MICHEÁL Martin has confirmed he will continue to meet with the Taoiseach over the coming days to resolve the stand-off over Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald. Both sides are desperate to avoid an election, which would likely fall between December 15 and 23.

FIANNA Fáil leader Micheál Martin said that An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar needs to focus on substance not style as he has not yet shown that he has a grip on his job.

SACKED Junior Minister Dara Murphy said there was an anti-Cork element to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar's decision to strip him of his role and warned that Brexit negotiations will suffer.

LEO Varadkar is set to be named as Ireland's youngest ever Taoiseach at lunchtime today. The 38-year-old replaces outgoing Taoiseach Enda Kenny, who retired after more than 40 years in politics yesterday.

SIMON Coveney is going into the weekend with momentum in the leadership race thanks to a strong performance in last night's debate and a poll showing that he is the public's preferred candidate.

SIMON Coveney has received the backing of almost all Fine Gael TDs, Senators, MEPS and councillors in Cork in his bid to become the first Taoiseach from Leeside since Jack Lynch.

MINISTER Simon Coveney officially began his race for the position of Fine Gael leader today.

AN Taoiseach Enda Kenny has announced that he is to stand down as leader of the Fine Gael party at midnight tonight, triggering a formal election between Minister Simon Coveney and Minister Leo Varadkar to replace him.

FINE Gael ground troops hinted at overwhelming support for Minister Simon Coveney as next party leader and Taoiseach at three Cork meetings last night.