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Olwyn Enright to step down 30.08.10

FINE Gael TD Olwyn Enright, wife of Donegal North East TD Joe McHugh, has announced she will not be contesting the next general election.
Ms Enright said that, with a young family, she would not be in position to give the required commitment as an elected representative. She was first elected to the Dáil in 2002.
"This has been a difficult decision that I have deliberated over for some time and I have made this announcement now to enable the local Fine Gael organisation time to select a team of candidates to retain the seat for the party," she said in her statement.

Ms Enright served as Fine Gael's spokesperson on education and science, as well as social and family affairs. However, she was demoted when she expressed no confidence in party leader Enda Kenny during the early summer heave against the leader.
Mr Kenny said he fully respected Ms Enright's decision. "I fully understand the decision Olwyn has made. I also fully understand the difficulty of the decision Olwyn has made with her husband Joe in putting her family before politics," said the FG leader. The TD couple have a young son Darragh and are expecting their second child.
Olwyn Enright
Fine Gael TD Olwyn Enright
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