Ex-FF minister named head of Unicef Ireland

FORMER Fianna Fáil junior minister, Peter Power, who lost his Dáil seat in the general election, has been named as the new head of Unicef in Ireland to replace Melanie Verwoerd, partner of the late broadcaster Gerry Ryan.

Ms Verwoerd was dismissed last July as the UN agency was unhappy with the publicity she attracted following the death of the RTÉ figure.

Ms Verwoerd said she was shocked at the decision to terminate her position as executive director in Ireland with Unicef.