EU Commissioner gets the rutted tour

THE Margin can exclusively reveal details of a secret Government plot

THE Margin can exclusively reveal details of a secret Government plot. Minister for Finance, Mr Ruairi Quinn is holding a two day conference on regional policy in the sumptuous Slieve Russell hotel, which ends today. One of the key speakers is EU Regional Commissioner, Mrs Monica Wulf Mathies. What better way to ensure a continuation of EU structural funding than to get the commissioner responsible for structural funding to drive through Cavan's roads.

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