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Joe McHugh: ‘It was such a novelty, waking up every morning and hanging out with my family’

Joe McHugh has spent 20 years as a politician at the forefront of Fine Gael, including a stint as minister for education, but a health scare and a change of pace during Covid-19 that allowed him spend more time with his family has persuaded him that a new career could be in order

Fine Gael TD Joe McHugh, former minister for education: ‘I'm going to take time out. I like stone wall building and continue to do that in my spare time.’ Picture: Fergal Phillips