Fine Gael's Dara Murphy leaves EU job after just seven months

has left my Cabinet. I am very grateful for his contribution from the beginning of the mandate,” Ms Gabriel told The Irish Times. “I wish Dara all the best for the future.”

Mr Murphy told The Irish Times he had left his post due to a “new opportunity” but would not say what this was. Ms Gabriel had previously taken criticism because of the scandal over Mr Murphy’s poor attendance and expense claims in the Dáil broke that just as he took up his new position in her cabinet, leading to negative coverage in the press in her nativeA former European Affairs minister, Mr Murphy became a well-regarded figure in Brussels in the wake of Brexit as EU counterparts found him personable and valued his ability to explain Ireland’s unique dilemmas.

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