Simon Coveney: Foreign Affairs role has me under constituency pressure

Tánaiste Simon Coveney has admitted his role in Foreign Affairs has put him under pressure in his own constituency.

Mr Coveney is today attending the fourth All-Island Civic Dialogue on Brexit in Dundalk along with the Taoiseach and the European Commission’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier.

Speaking to the Irish Examiner, the Cork South Central TD acknowledged his role in Government means he has less time for his constituency but said he “works a lot of weekends” to counteract his busy national and international schedule.