Local TD Marc MacSharry has announced he will not contest the next general election.
In a statement, the former Fianna Fail TD said it had been an 'extraordinary privilege' to serve in the Oireachtas since 2002.
Deputy MacSharry was elected to the Seanad as a Fianna Fáil senator on three occasions between 2002 and 2016.
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He successfully contested the 2016 general election in the Sligo Leitrim Constituency and retained his seat in 2020.
