Mr McGrath stepped down as Finance Minister several weeks ago in order to become Ireland’s EU Commissioner nominee. “I know President von der Leyen to be a very serious, a very competent and a fair politician,” Mr Harris said, whose Fine Gael party is part of Ms von der Leyen’s EPP political group. “As the Taoiseach of Ireland, I’m satisfied that we’ve sent a politician of substance in Michael McGrath. But we’ve had to make an assessment as to who we believe is the best commissioner to send from Ireland. “That person, Michael McGrath, has had to step down from Cabinet.

Source: The Herald July 26, 2024 16:10 UTC