Paschal Donohoe: 'I'm a long way away yet from having to make the case about my legacy'

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe: 'There's so much more than I want to do in Irish politics. I'm determined to do the best possible job that I can in Government. And I am equally determined to make a difference to my party.' Picture: Moya Nolan

It is over two years since I last did a sit-down interview with Paschal Donohoe, who has been finance minister since 2017.

After the poor election for Fine Gael in 2020, for which he was Director of Elections, he stopped doing them. Then Covid-19 happened, which meant he couldn’t.