Cannon throws his hat into Ministerial ring

Fine Gael’s newly returned Galway East TD wouldn’t be averse to a Ministerial role – if his party holds onto the reins to form the next Government.

Ciaran Cannon said that, having held a junior ministry, he would like to get ‘a full car’ and he genuinely believed that Fine Gael would have a large part to play in the next government.

Ciaran Cannon has been a member of Galway County Council; leader of the Progressive Democrats and a two-time Fine Gael TD. And he is still only 50.

It has been some political career and, by his own admission, he is not finished yet. He said that he wants to be part of the next government and wants to be part of the front bench.

In the reduced three-seater Galway East constituency, he fought out a battle between himself and Fine Gael party colleague Paul Connaughton who has now bowed out of politics having failed to be re-elected.

“I am very sorry for Paul as he has been a very good TD for the constituency and I would be very disappointed if he quit politics for good.

“He is able and articulate and he would be a major loss to the party if he was not to contest an election again.

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