John Downing: Fine Gael turns 100, but there’s more focus on upcoming problems than past glories
Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar
John Downing
Happy birthday to Fine Gael. As the party turns 100 today, it might well have qualified for that cheque from the Áras were it not for a technical name change in its early years.
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