Frances Fitzgerald will resign as Tánaiste in the Dáil this afternoon.
She’s decided to step down to avert a winter election.
Clare FM’s Fiona McGarry reports:
It’s expected Frances Fitzgerald will announce her resignation this afternoon in the Dáil – staving off a Christmas general election.
It follows her handling of the Garda whistleblower controversy over emails sent to the department of Justice, outlining the planned legal strategy against whistleblower Maurice McCabe.
Her resignation comes just hours ahead of a planned motion of no confidence in Frances Fitzgerald from Fianna Fáil, a motion that would have toppled the government.
Instead it’s expected the Tánaiste will announce her resignation in the Dáil.
Clare’s Junior Minister Pat Breen, who’s worked alongside Frances Fitzgerald in Department of Jobs, has been speaking with Fiona Cahill on Clare FM’s main lunchtime news:
These people have been telling Clare FM’s Ben Sweeney that they believe the Tánaiste is right to step down:
