Simon Coveney: 'I didn't leave politics to retire — I'm as busy as ever'

Last year's election saw a significant level of attrition among politicians. Elaine Loughlin talks to the former tánaiste and long-serving Fine Gael TD Simon Coveney about the path ahead

Simon Coveney’s new ventures since leaving politics include his Caradem Democracy Initiative. Picture: Dan Linehan

Life for Simon Coveney is as busy as ever as he travels from Cobh to Copenhagen and Abu Dhabi as part of a number of new ventures he has jumped into since leaving politics.

“My daughters would be the first to say ‘dad, we like it when you are busy’ because I am generally more energised when I am busy,” said the former tánaiste and long-serving Fine Gael TD.