Boyle councillor John Cummins says he hopes more people can be found to serve the north Roscommon area in the next local elections.
The long serving councillor told a meeting of the Comhairle Ceantair last night he won't be contesting next time out.
The Fianna Fail councillor says it's something he's thought about for a while, and last night was the first opportunity to tell party members face to face.
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He's been speaking to Anne Norris about when and why he made his decision not to run for election again.
