Cox denies he will re-enter Irish politics

PAT COX, former President of the European Parliament, has denied he is about to re-enter Irish politics and run in next summer’s General Election.

There have been persistent rumours for the past few weeks that intermediaries for both Fine Gael and the Progressive Democrats have been talking to Mr Cox.

He held a seat for the PDs in Cork South Central in 1992 and party sources say they were interested in him contesting the seat again.