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Ciarán Cannon to retire from politics

Ciarán Cannon le n-éirí as an bpolaitíocht 'de bharr dhrochíde'.

Dáil Deputy Ciarán Cannon from Fine Gael has announced that he will not put his name forward in the next general election because of how harmful politics is to these lives, as he said.

Tá sé fógartha ag an Teachta Dála Ciarán Cannon ó Fhine Gael nach gcuirfidh sé a ainm chun cinn sa chéad olltoghchán eile mar gheall ar chomh nimhneach agus atá an pholaitíocht ar na saolta seo, mar a dúirt sé.

Ciarán Cannon is a Dála in East Galway and is Fine Gael's media, arts and culture spokesperson.

Teachta Dála i nGaillimh Thoir is ea Ciarán Cannon agus is é urlabhraí meán, ealaíon agus cultúir Fhine Gael é.

In a statement, he said that there was a roughness and narcissism in politics today that did not exist decades ago.

I ráiteas, dúirt sé go raibh gairbhe agus nimhneas sa pholaitíocht sa lá atá inniu ann nach mbíodh ann scór blianta ó shin.

"None of us wants to be made a little god of us, we just want to be treated civilly and respectfully, just as people in other jobs are treated", he said.

"Níl aon duine dínn ag iarraidh go ndéanfaí dia beag dínn, ní theastaíonn uainn ach go gcaithfí linn go sibhialta agus go measúil, díreach mar a chaitear le daoine i bpoist eile", arsa sé.

He accepts, he said, that the public's eyes are on politicians, but he thinks that it is a minor interference at the moment.

Glacann sé leis, ar sé, go mbíonn súil ghéar an phobail ar pholaiteoirí ach dar leis gur cur isteach as miosúr atá ann i láthair na huaire.

According to a recent survey carried out by 7LÁ, around 80% of Dála MPs have been consulted online in the past year.

De réir suirbhé a rinne 7LÁ le gairid, tugadh íde ar líne do thart ar 80 faoin gcéad de Theachtaí Dála le bliain.

The leader of Fine Gael, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, indicated that Ciarán Cannon was one of the most enthusiastic Dáil Deputies in Dáil Éireann and said that his friends and colleagues would miss him.

Thug ceannaire Fhine Gael, an Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, le fios go raibh Ciarán Cannon ar dhuine de na Teachtaí Dála ba dhíograisí i nDáil Éireann agus dúirt go n-aireodh a chairde agus a chomhghleacaithe uathu é.

Nine other Fine Gael Deputies previously announced that they would not be contesting the next general election.

D'fhógair naonúr Teachtaí Dála eile ó Fhine Gael roimhe seo nach mbeidís féin san iomaíocht sa chéad olltoghchán eile.

They are Paul Kehoe, Richard Bruton, Fergus O'Dowd, Brendan Griffin, Charlie Flanagan, Joe McHugh, Michael Creed, David Stanton and John Paul Phelan.

Sin iad Paul Kehoe, Richard Bruton, Fergus O'Dowd, Brendan Griffin, Charlie Flanagan, Joe McHugh, Michael Creed, David Stanton agus John Paul Phelan.

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