Ireland can secure a ‘quality’ EU Commission portfolio – Taoiseach Micheál Martin

Ireland can secure a ‘quality’ EU Commission portfolio – Taoiseach Micheál Martin
Taoiseach Micheal Martin hailed the calibre of the candidates (PA)

Ireland remains well placed to secure a substantive EU Commission portfolio having selected two “high calibre” candidates, the Taoiseach has insisted.

The Government has proposed long-standing MEP Mairead McGuinness and senior banker Andrew McDowell as its two candidates to succeed Phil Hogan following his controversial resignation.

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