Speaking in Brussels today, Mr Gilmore said his wife was being treated equally to other people in the education system who were being redeployed as a result of the Government’s decision to amalgamate the VECs.

“It’s disappointing that some people seem to think that a woman shouldn’t have a job or an independent career,” he told reporters.

Shame on some people for thinking that.

Because that’s what all this is actually about.

Gilmore Denies Role In Wife’s Appointment (Irish Times)

Earlier: A ‘Newly-Created’ Position

(Sam Boal,/ Photocall Ireland)