Ireland's Finance Minister Michael McGrath has been nominated to become the country's next European Commissioner, a position that comes with a €300,000-a-year salary. The nomination was agreed upon by the leaders of Ireland's three governing parties on June 24 and confirmed by the cabinet on June 25. Following McGrath's nomination, Jack Chambers has been appointed as the new Minister for Finance. Chambers' appointment has been confirmed by multiple sources, including RTÉ and Reuters.
The new Minister of Finance Jack Chambers will be formally appointed this afternoon https://t.co/HCTR7PDabw
Jack Chambers takes up his new job as Minister for Finance brimming with qualifications but none of them are of the economic or business variety. But will he be able to keep a lid on pre-budget demands, asks RTÉ Political Correspondent Mícheál Lehane. https://t.co/amddvM04Uz
Irish government leaders named Jack Chambers as finance minister to replace Michael McGrath, who has been nominated by the cabinet to serve as the country’s next European commissioner https://t.co/oVYOnV8iak
Chambers named Irish finance minister with McGrath tapped for EU post https://t.co/pZtBYj0YjE via @jenniduggan https://t.co/TV1RABFGlK
Minister for Finance Michael McGrath has been nominated as Ireland's next European Commissioner | Read more: https://t.co/SavIAHI1oK https://t.co/IlylmqtxzR
Ireland has decided on Its candidate for the new European Commission https://t.co/Bm9pSIiTla https://t.co/tUCThbCiDH
McGrath to be Ireland's next European commissioner https://t.co/jomj4Q8dSo
Ireland puts forward finance minister for senior EU post https://t.co/joeeFAows7 via @ft
Jack Chambers to be appointed Finance Minister as McGrath to be nominated for EU Commissioner https://t.co/ODIqmwfAGB
Jack Chambers has been selected to take on the role of Minister for Finance, replacing Michael McGrath who has been nominated by the Government as Ireland’s next European Commissioner. https://t.co/ij4KC4pEZc
#Breaking Jack Chambers named new Minister for Finance after Michael McGrath to become next European Commissioner https://t.co/m7SEcXuvTI
⚠️ IRELAND NAMES JACK CHAMBERS AS NEW FINANCE MINISTER - RTE REPORTER
Jack Chambers is the new Finance Minister
Minister for Finance Michael McGrath is set to be nominated as Ireland's next European Commissioner https://t.co/sDTAI2SJ6O
Ireland to nominate finance minister McGrath for EU Commission, source says https://t.co/BKZUwqpwgH https://t.co/AsGDbe3L0j
🔵 IRELAND TO NOMINATE FINANCE MINISTER MCGRATH FOR EU COMMISSION, SOURCE SAYS The leaders of Ireland's three governing parties agreed on Monday to nominate Finance Minister Michael McGrath as the country's representative on the European Commission, a source familiar with the… https://t.co/Z5kbDhE9FN
Minister for Finance Michael McGrath is set be nominated as Ireland's next European Commissioner https://t.co/S2OUCRaVXD
Finance Minister Michael McGrath set for €300,000-a-year European Commissioner Job https://t.co/oTJr91ggT0