Taoiseach repeatedly fails to say Phil Hogan must resign

Taoiseach repeatedly fails to say Phil Hogan must resign
Taoiseach Mícheál Martin visits Scoil Fiachra Senior NS, Beaumont. Picture: Julien Behal

Taoiseach Mícheál Martin has repeatedly declined to say that EU Commissioner Phil Hogan should resign, saying that the Government would accept whatever decision Commission president Ursula von der Leyen makes.

Mr Martin, speaking at a school in Dublin ahead of its reopening, said that "what has been a significant difficulty for the Government" had been the "changing narrative as this story has unfolded".

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