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.
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 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.
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.
Simon Harris ‘not sure’ whether he will allow John McGahon to join canvass team
Simon Harris has said that he is 'not sure' if he would canvass with controversial Louth Senator John McGahon if he were to canvas in the county.
Under fire Fine Gael candidate John McGahon breaks silence in new election letter
The letter, seen by the Irish Mirror, says that the Senator “loves his community” and that if it is “not possible” for voters to give them their number one vote, he would like them to consider giving
Simon Harris doubles down on defence of John McGahon despite widespread criticism
Fine Gael has stepped up its defence of its Louth candidate John McGahon in the face of widespread criticism from rival parties over his suitability, arguing his acquittal on criminal charges is the relevant test.
McGahon candidacy opens Fine Gael up to political onslaught
Fine Gael Senator John McGahon is his party's main hope of retaining its seat in Louth but his candidacy has caused a problem for the party which has galvanised everybody else into attack mode, writes
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.
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John McGahon's attack on man 'extremely regrettable' - Paschal Donohoe
The victim sued in a civil trial for assault and battery and the High Court found Senator McGahon 65% liable for damages.
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Pub-assault senator John McGahon breaks silence: ‘It’s been a very tough two weeks for me’
After weeks of silence in a campaign beleaguered by the resurfacing of a video that saw the Louth Fine Gael outgoing senator ...