Fine Gael TD and former education minister Joe McHugh won't stand for re-election

Mr McHugh said that he would continue to serve HIS constituency of Donegal North-East
and was making an early announcement to allow a replacement be selected
Former Education Minister Joe McHugh will not contest the next general election, he has announced.
Mr McHugh has been a Fine Gael TD for Donegal since 2016, having been a TD in the Donegal North-East constituency between 2007 and 2016. He served as a Minister of State for a number of departments between 2014 and 2017 and was Government Chief Whip from 2017 to 2018 before becoming Education Minister in October 2018.