For Fine Gael, it has been a story of letting go of the past and embracing the present. The party experienced numerous high-profile exits in the run-up to the General Election; over one-third of the 35 TDs who were elected in 2020 left the political arena.

The mass evacuation included top leaders including Simon Coveney, Heather Humphreys, Richard Bruton, and Charlie Flanagan, as well as former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.

Consequently, the party had to field a number of fresh candidates in various districts throughout the nation, and 20 of them have been elected thus far.

Emer Currie successfully defended her former party leader's seat in Dublin West, Mr. Varadkar's former area, winning the third of five available seats.

After decades in the Dáil, Charlie Flanagan vacated his seat in Laois-Offaly. This constituency was divided in two for the 2024 election, and Fine Gael was able to return a new TD in each of them, John Clendennen (Offaly) and William Aird (Laois).

Meanwhile, Naoise Ó Muirí was able to keep Mr. Bruton's seat for the party in Dublin Bay North.