Bertie Ahern denies he rejoined Fianna Fáil to run for president

'At this stage, I have no thoughts about the next presidential election. I’m not ruling it out because I don’t think the issue should even be discussed at this stage'

09/02/2023 Dublin, Ireland. Pictured is former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern arriving at the Clayton Hotel Ballsbridge this evening, as he attends an event to mark the 25th Anniversary of The Good Friday Agreement, hosted by Fianna Fáil. Photograph: Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie

Former taoiseach Bertie Ahern has denied that he rejoined Fianna Fáil in order to run for the presidency.

Mr Ahern was confirmed to have rejoined the party he led for nearly 15 years last week after a decade in the wilderness. He had resigned from Fianna Fáil after Micheál Martin proposed removing him after the findings of the Mahon Tribunal.