Only time will tell if Big Phil’s tack is successful

Pints of beer, trays of chicken wings, RTÉ news on the TV. It was a typical Irish celebration of an election victory. Except that it was in Brussels.

Only time will tell if Big Phil’s tack is successful

Sitting in the Old Hack opposite his new office, Phil Hogan was surrounded by his team: Team Ireland.

Some chosen, some volunteers, mostly Brussels insiders, and not just from his own Fine Gael party, but also from Fianna Fáil. Farming experts, policy buffs, EU nerds.

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