FF TD Wright to bring curtain down on political career

Government TD GV Wright is to retire from politics at the next General Election to pursue other interests and make way for a younger successor, it emerged today.

Mon, 16 Jan, 2006 - 14:48

Government TD GV Wright is to retire from politics at the next General Election to pursue other interests and make way for a younger successor, it emerged today.

Since becoming a senator in 1982, the Fianna Fáil Dublin North deputy served as Assistant Government Chief Whip and Seanad leader in a career that spanned nearly 25 years.

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