Coveney to contest general election

FINE GAEL’s Munster MEP Simon Coveney ended months of speculation yesterday by confirming his intention to contest the next general election.

Two years into his five-year term in the European Parliament, the 33-year-old became the first FG MEP to declare an intention to focus on domestic politics.

Dublin MEP Gay Mitchell and Leinster MEP Mairead McGuinness have yet to declare their intentions.