Brendan Griffin wanted a Fine Gael ticket with GAA legend Colm Cooper

By Anne Lucey

Junior minister for sport Brendan Griffin has said he and former Kerry footballer Colm ‘Gooch’ Cooper would have made a great full-forward line for Fine Gael in the next general election after reports that the five-time All-Ireland winner has ruled out being on the ticket for Fine Gael in the five-seater Kerry constituency.