Departing Fine Gael TD Brendan Griffin will not reconsider after Varadkar departure

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Charlie Flanagan also pushed back against speculation that he might return

Brendan Griffin during his period as Minister of State in the Department of Tourism and Sport, from 2017 to 2020. Photograph: Shane O’Neillhas not changed his mind about running for re-election, he said on Monday, speaking at a sod-turning ceremony at the Kerry Technology Park in Tralee.

‘I can’t live like this’: Desperate parents ask courts to protect them from aggressive adult childrenHe described speculation in the media about a possible decision to remain in politics as flattering, but he was happy with his decision. “The for this is a straightforward one. I have two young sons and I want to be around them more for the remaining years of their childhood,” he wrote.

Mr Griffin was attending an event at a development by the Japanese pharmaceutical company Astellas in Tralee, where it is building a €330m plant. It will be up and running in late 2027.

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