Geoghegan Quinn favourite to take top EC post

THE cabinet is expected to discuss Ireland’s next European Commissioner at their meeting tomorrow, while in Brussels the battle for Europe’s top jobs hots up.

The odds-on favourite for commissioner is former Fianna Fáil minister Máire Geoghegan Quinn who has been Ireland’s member of the EU Court of Auditors in Luxembourg for the past nine years.

Taoiseach Brian Cowen is not expected publicly toannounce his choice until it’s clear that the Czechs are ready to sign the Lisbon Treaty to bring it into force.