Cardiff’s Europe move an Irish solution to an Irish problem

KEVIN Cardiff faces public scrutiny before his position as the Irish representative at the European Court of Auditors is confirmed.

He will have to be questioned by members of the European Parliament to ascertain if he is up to the job.

This contrasts markedly with his appointment, only last year, as secretary general of the Department of Finance. There was a competition but it was a private one and the appointment was announced subject to no external confirmation.