| He represented three different Dublin constituencies before losing his seat last June in the nationwide collapse of the Fine Gael vote. |
| A heated verbal exchange between a Fianna Fail councillor and a Fine Gael rival spilled into the council tearoom at elevenses last week. |
| The Fine Gael men were both elected on the first count in 1999 and will be hard to dislodge. |
| Her smile, combined with the off the wall remark, elicited a laugh from Gael. |
| Three weeks ago, the former Fine Gael minister deliverd a lacerating attack on his former colleagues in this newspaper. |
| They thought he should be reined in and should concede territory to his colleagues to ensure Fine Gael dominance in Mayo. |
