Jim Glennon

Jim Glennon

Added in 2026 public apology scandal

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In October 2006, Glennon surprisingly announced that he would not be standing at the [[2007 Irish general election|2007 general election]].{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/1015/fiannafail.html|title=FF's Glennon to leave politics at election|work=[[RTÉ News]]|date=15 October 2006|access-date=15 October 2006|archive-date=8 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108121827/http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/1015/fiannafail.html|url-status=live}}
In October 2006, Glennon surprisingly announced that he would not be standing at the [[2007 Irish general election|2007 general election]].{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/1015/fiannafail.html|title=FF's Glennon to leave politics at election|work=[[RTÉ News]]|date=15 October 2006|access-date=15 October 2006|archive-date=8 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108121827/http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/1015/fiannafail.html|url-status=live}}

In April 2026, Glennon apologised for providing a positive character reference for a convicted child sexual abuser, Daniel Ramamoorthy, when such child abuser appealed the severity of his sentence. He apologised for being 'naive' in choosing to support the appeal.[http://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/0426/1570279-jim-glennon/]


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