Barry Cowen: I'm Minister 'for the whole country' - not just the Midlands

The new Minister for Agriculture and the Marine has defended the lack of Cabinet positions in the west and north-west of the country.
Barry Cowen: I'm Minister 'for the whole country' - not just the Midlands
Mon, 29 Jun, 2020 - 09:31
Vivienne Clarke

Barry Cowen, newly appointed Minister for Agriculture and the Marine and President Michael D. Higgins at Dublin Castle.
Barry Cowen, newly appointed Minister for Agriculture and the Marine and President Michael D. Higgins at Dublin Castle.

The new Minister for Agriculture and the Marine has defended the lack of Cabinet positions in the west and north-west of the country.

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