JOHN CARROLL, special advisor to Leo Varadkar when he was taoiseach, was regarded (for this reason, if nothing else) by many as front-runner for the soon-to-be-vacant job of Fine Gael general secretary. But while Vlad did encourage Carroll to go for the position, the backroom policy wonk resiled, leaving the party leader and tánaiste disappointed… Read more »
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