Elaine Loughlin: Paschal Donohoe may be the foreign minister Ireland needs now

From Trump's tariff threats to our outlying position on Palestine — Ireland is navigating increasingly turbulent times and must have a foreign minister with dexterity and discretion

Simon Harris is tipped to take the foreign affairs portfolio but Public Expenditure and Reform Minister Paschal Donohoe may be a better choice at a time when international relations require deft diplomacy.  File picture: Brian Lawless/PA

Is Paschal Donohoe one of the best leaders Fine Gael and this country never had?

With the focus on the inauguration of Donald Trump next week and the stormy economic trade winds that his presidency may bring this side of the Atlantic, strong, steady, and fiscally competent political leadership is required more than ever.