Brennan tipped for EU Commission

THE winner of the race to become Ireland’s EU Commissioner may be officially declared at the Galway Races.

The identity of the Commissioner won’t be revealed by the Taoiseach until next week as speculation intensifies that Seamus Brennan is ahead of Charlie McCreevy as favourite for the post.

Yesterday a reliable Fianna Fáil source predicted that the Minister for Transport will get the €250,000 a year job, as the Minister for Finance wants to stay put.