'My return is inevitable': Marc MacSharry wants to stand for Fianna Fáil in next election

The Sligo TD made a surprise appearance at the party's Ard Fheis in Dublin on Saturday. He resigned from the party ahead of a vote of no-confidence in Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney

Marc MacSharry said: "I look forward to regularising my position within the parliamentary party in the not-too-distant future." Picture: Collins

Marc MacSharry wants to be taken back into the Fianna Fáil fold as soon as possible and will not be a "diva" about it.

The Sligo TD, who resigned the Fianna Fáil whip because the party has become "a one-man show" under Micheál Martin, has made a surprise appearance at the party's Ard Fheis in Dublin on Saturday.