Hobbs: I’ll work for nothing

CONSUMER champion Eddie Hobbs says he is willing to return to the National Consumer Agency on a no-fees basis if re-appointed by the Tánaiste Mary Coughlan.

He quit his role with the NCA partly due to what he called “damage as a consequence of media attention on one member of the board” – Celia Larkin, ex-partner of former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern.

Revelations from the Mahon tribunal, and the matter of a “soft loan” from Irish Nationwide were instrumental in his requesting that Ms Larkin step down.