Bertie Ahern rules himself out of Presidential Election”
Mr Ahern also ruled out running as an independent candidate.
“As a former leader of the party, I respect Fianna Fáil and its legacy far too much to even consider that independent idea,” he said.
“I’ve always been a Fianna Fáil person.
“I suppose the only area where [Micheál Martin] has indicated in the past why he was anti-me was the Mahon Tribunal and the economy.”
He added: “I don’t think we can say too much about the economy because we were all in it together, trying to make sure the economy was the best we could.”
“The reality is that the economy from ’97 to today has grown practically nearly every year bar the years of the international recession which was a worldwide recessio
