Ahern wants to be 'helpful' to Fianna Fáil after rejoining party

Former taoiseach says he has given no thought to the possibility of becoming a presidential candidate in 2025

Former taoiseach Bertie Ahern arrives at the Clayton Hotel, Ballsbridge, this evening, for an event marking the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. Picture: Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie

Former taoiseach Bertie Ahern says he has given no thought to being the Fianna Fáil candidate for the presidency in 2025, but that he will work to be "helpful" to the party.

Mr Ahern rejoined the party's Dublin Central Cumann in recent weeks, more than a decade after he resigned from the party before Micheál Martin moved to expel him following the publication of the Mahon Tribunal report.