EU Trade Chief’s Defense of Pandemic Actions Draws Irish Ire
- Hogan insists he did not breach Irish virus quarantine rules
- Irish government says public ‘correctly angered’ by actions
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Ireland’s government undercut efforts by Phil Hogan, the European Union’s trade chief, to minimize the fallout from his visit last week to a golf dinner in his native country that violated coronavirus regulations.
Ireland’s Prime Minister Micheal Martin, Leo Varadkar, the deputy prime minister, and Green coalition partner Eamon Ryan late Tuesday said his “delayed and hesitant” response undermined public confidence. Ryan added later that Hogan’s public comments could also impair health regulations.