Kelly linked with Fine Gael after Collins oration

FORMER GAA president Sean Kelly added fuel to speculation about his political ambitions after delivering the oration yesterday at Fine Gael’s annual Michael Collins commemoration.

Mr Kelly called on politicians to put civil war bitterness behind them and spoke about other issues such as power-sharing in the north, gun crime and society’s treatment of the elderly.

The speech, at such a symbolic event in the Fine Gael calendar, could be seen as a signal of his intention to stand for the party in next year’s European elections, something that has been rumoured, but not confirmed, by the party or Mr Kelly.