Leaving the euro on Ming's agenda

Outspoken TD Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan, has declared he is entering the European election race and said if he’s elected one of his first proposals will be for Ireland to abandon the euro currency.

The Roscommon-South Leitrim TD said that if he wins a Midlands North- West seat he will use his position to try and get another 10 Independent TDs elected to the next Dáil.

The four-seater Midlands North-West spans three provinces and 15 counties, from the Dublin commuter belt to the north-west coast.