Former IFA President John Bryan has confirmed he will seek a Fine Gael nomination to run in the Dáil by-election in Carlow-Kikenny.

The by-election is to take place in May and was brought about by the departure of former minister Phil Hogan to become the EU Agriculture Commissioner.

Mr Bryan was President of the IFA from 2010 to 2014.

He was also IFA National Livestock Chairman from 2004 to 2008.

He started his career as a garda, based in Dublin, before moving back to full-time farming.