Whakakihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I whai wāhi nui a FitzGerald ki te pakanga mō tētahi
te rua o nga pooti mo te Tiriti o Lisbon o te EU i te tau 2009. I tohe ia kia haere tonu a Ireland ki te whakauru atu ki a Europi. I whakahē a FitzGerald i te rekoata o te Kawanatanga a Fianna Fáil mai i te tau 1997, i runga i te ohanga me te tahua ā-motu. He kaiwhakawā pinepine ia i roto i tana pou "Irish Times", o te ngaronga o te whakataetae i puta me te pikinga i puta mai i nga whakahekenga taake me te nui o te whakapaunga a te iwi i te wa o te Celtic Tiger. I te tau 2009, i whiwhi a FitzGerald i tetahi motuka minita hou, te tuatahi me te kotahi anake i hokona e te kawanatanga mai i te hinganga o te ohanga i pa ki a Ireland i te tau 2008. I te tau 2010, i puta a FitzGerald i runga i te raarangi "Top 40 Irishmen" a RTÉ.