Mr Halligan, who represents Waterford, said he was “disappointed” by Mr McGrath’s comments. My view is I think Fine Gael will win.”Mr Halligan said he always found Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to be “upfront and straight forward”. “One of the points I would make is that the Fianna Fáil party left the economy in tatters. Mr Halligan said he would be canvassing for outgoing Minister for Transport Shane Ross. Mr Halligan announced on Wednesday that he will not be standing in the General Election, which will take place on February 8th.

Source: The Irish Times January 15, 2020 13:52 UTC