Beverley Flynn latest FF TD to bow out
The decision caused some surprise as she is just 44 years of age and had ministerial ambitions.
Ms Flynn is the latest in a line of party TDs who have decided not to run in the election. Justice Minister Dermot Ahern and TDs Tom Kitt, Seán Ardagh and MJ Nolan have all recently announced they will retire at the election. Another TD, Jim McDaid, retired earlier this year.