Gooch refuses to play ball in blow to FG’s Kerry hopes

Plan to stand retired GAA star Colm Cooper as running mate for Brendan Griffin comes to nothing

Colm Cooper

Fine Gael has admitted defeat in its efforts to convince former Kerry GAA star Colm ‘Gooch’ Cooper to run at the next general election.

The party has long courted the five-time All-Ireland winner, and has sounded him out about the possibility of joining sports minister Brendan Griffin on the Fine Gael ticket in Kerry, The Sunday Business Post has learned.

Fine Gael is examining various options for a running mate in the large ...