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.
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.
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.
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 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
John McGahon and the ‘vicious’ Dundalk fight that has caused people to question his candidacy
The incident was investigated by An Garda Síochána. McGahon was charged with assault causing harm but when the case eventually came to court in May 2022, he was acquitted by the jury on a majority verdict. In a statement, Fine Gael said McGahon has “always maintained his innocence and a jury has found him not guilty. This matter has now concluded.”
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.
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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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 ...
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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 ...
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Fine Gael candidate John McGahon divides opinions in Dundalk over 2018 incident
On Monday night, Fine Gael leader Simon Harris conceded on the Upfront Leader’s debate with Katie Hannon on RTÉ that he had ...