After an excruciating six days – in which the trip to Clifden grew from a national to a European to a global news story – Phil Hogan resigned last night. In doing so he became the first EU Commissioner to resign (voluntarily) under pressure from domestic, as opposed to European, politics. In discussions over Hogan’s position this week, the idea being floated was that Ireland would lose the trade portfolio, and the Commission would be reshuffled to give Ireland a minor portfolio. But this seems quite improbable. If we refer to the only precedent of a commissioner being asked to…

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