High Court nomination for former FG hopeful

The Government has nominated barrister Colm MacEochaidh, a former Fine Gael election candidate, for appointment to the High Court.

Mr Mac Eochaidh ran unsuccessfully for the party in the 2002 Dáil and 2007 Seanad elections.

He was also one of the two men behind the placing of a newspaper advert in 1995 offering a £10,000 reward for information that led to a conviction or indictment for planning corruption.