PDs to name general secretary

The Progressive Democrats are expected to name Mr John Higgins today as their general secretary

The Progressive Democrats are expected to name Mr John Higgins today as their general secretary. Mr Higgins is a brother of Mr Jim Higgins, Fine Gael's spokesman on justice, writes Maol Muire Tynan. The appointment is seen within the party as crucial to its revival following a decline in electoral support. It secured only 2 per cent of the vote in the recent Cork South Central by-election, trailing behind Sinn Fein.