Government nominates Phil Hogan as candidate for senior UN position 

A Government statement said Ireland had a strong relationship with the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation and had been encouraged to nominate a candidate.

The Government has confirmed that former EU Commissioner and environment minister Phil Hogan has been nominated as Ireland’s candidate to be the next director-general of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).

The nomination was brought to Tuesday's Cabinet meeting by agriculture minister Martin Heydon.