Government may ignore demand for two nominees

 Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence Simon Coveney TD arriving for Cabinet at Dublin Castle, Photo: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie

The Government looks set to ignore European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen’s demand for two names as Phil Hogan’s replacement, should Simon Coveney agree to put himself forward for the post.

The three leaders of the Government parties - Mícheál Martin, Leo Varadkar, and Eamon Ryan — met last night to discuss the issue.