‘There is no doubt who she is talking about’ – Fine Gael embroiled in election ticket storm in Dún Laoghaire
Battle to be Jennifer Carroll MacNeill’s running mate heats up as councillor warns against ‘drifting into easy choice’
Fine Gael councillor Marie Baker with former party leader Leo Varadkar. Photo: Peter Cavanagh
She was Fine Gael’s second biggest vote-getter in the country in the local elections. Now Marie Baker wants to be a candidate in the general election — and is taking aim at the party colleague in her way.
“It all feels very uncomfortable for genteel Dún Laoghaire. The members are fairly agog. There can be no doubt who she is talking about,” a local party source said.
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