Seán Óg Ó hAilpín 'sounded out' by Fine Gael for European election bid

Party is set to announce a Cork-based candidate for the Ireland South European constituency in the coming days

Former Cork hurler and footballer Seán Óg Ó hAilpín is said to be not yet convinced. Picture: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Fine Gael is set to announce a Cork-based candidate for the Ireland South European constituency in the coming days, Enterprise Minister Simon Coveney has said.

The assurance from Mr Coveney, the party’s director of elections for the European election, comes amid internal speculation that Fine Gael had been “struggling” to fill the place on the ticket left by the retirement of Deirdre Clune.