De Burca: I was promised Brussels job

Former Green Senator Deirdre de Burca has claimed the Greens only agreed to support Maire Geoghegan Quinn as Ireland's EU Commissioner in return for Miss de Burca getting a job in the Commissioner's cabinet.

Mon, 15 Feb, 2010 - 14:58

In a statement on her website, de Burca says Fianna Fáil failed to live up to the deal once Geoghegan Quinn was installed as Commissioner.

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