John McGahon to step back from politics

General Election 2024: John McGahon to step back from politics
John McGahon has said that he'll be stepping back from politics after being eliminated from contention in the General Election.
Why did Fine Gael support John McGahon’s controversial general election bid in Louth?
Media scrutiny of the Senator was reignited with his selection as a Fine Gael candidate in the Louth constituency.
John McGahon to take step back from politics
John McGahon has said he will be taking a step back from politics for the foreseeable future and now plans to spend more time with his family.
Under fire John McGahon makes vote plea ahead of election as Harris ‘not sure’ if he’ll allow candidate canvass with him
FINE Gael election candidate John McGahon has broken his silence about the controversial pub assault. The incident which happened outside a pub in 2018 has cause a headache for party leader Simon
John McGahon unlikely to be elected and could be outpolled by Fine Gael running mate Paula Butterly
Paula Butterly last week said she was not telling voters in Louth to give their second preference to party colleague John McGahon.
Taoiseach: John McGahon can put his own case to voters
Taoiseach Simon Harris has said it is ‘up to John McGahon to make his case’ to Louth voters, and has not yet committed to canvassing alongside the Dáil candidate. Mr Harris could not confirm if Mr McGahon will do any media interviews before polling day on November 29, but said he is ‘quite sure’ the Fine Gael senator is out canvassing.
Simon Harris indicates he will canvass with under-fire Fine Gael candidate John McGahon in Louth
Speaking in Naas on Wednesday, Taoiseach Simon Harris was asked if he would canvass with John McGahon before the election on November 29
Louth General Election 2024 updates: John McGahon arrives at the count centre and speaks briefly to the media
Yes folks we are still here. I hope you are on the edge of your seat for count 14. No candidate has been elected following the distribution of Michael O’Dowd’s votes and Hermann Kelly of the Irish Freedom Party has been eliminated.
John McGahon concedes Louth election but says he got '150% support' from Taoiseach during campaign
Taoiseach Simon Harris had said he was ‘not sure’ if he would canvass with McGahon had he visited Louth during the election campaign.
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John McGahon and the ‘vicious’ Dundalk fight that has caused people to question his candidacy
It was close to 2.30am on June 15th, 2018, when Breen White first encountered John McGahon. White (55), a farmer from Castleblayney, Co Monaghan, owned a horse, Total Demolition, that had won a ...
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McGahon candidacy opens Fine Gael up to political onslaught
Senator John McGahon is the party's main hope of retaining its seat in Louth as one of its stalwarts, Fergus O’Dowd, retires. But a late-night street fight outside a pub in Dundalk six years ago ...
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Harris defends candidate found liable for assault
Senator John McGahon, who is standing in County Louth, was acquitted in 2022 of assaulting Breen White outside a Dundalk nightclub in 2018 but was found to be 65% civilly liable by a High Court ...
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Harris stands by Fine Gael Senator John McGahon found civilly liable for assault
Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader Simon Harris said he stands by a Fine Gael Senator John McGahon, who was found by the High Court to be civilly liable for an assault. Photos have been published in a ...