Hogan stopped by gardaí for using his mobile phone while driving in Kildare

A spokesman for Mr Hogan says he was collecting "personal belongings" and documents he needed for work. Picture: Gareth Chaney Collins

It has emerged that EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan was stopped by gardaí for using his mobile phone while driving in Kildare last week.

It comes just hours after he issued a statement acknowledging he had stopped in his Kildare apartment before travelling to Clifden, for the Oireachtas golf event, under investigation for breaches of public health guidelines.