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Poll: Who should be Ireland's Finance Minister?

Overwhelmed by the banking crisis and the economic implosion, Brian Lenihan simply wasn’t able to cope with his ministerial portfolio, the FT concludes. Today we’re asking: could anyone else do it better?

BRIAN LENIHAN has just been voted Europe’s worst finance minister in a poll by The Financial Times.

So if he’s not up to the job, who should be running the country’s finances?

Choose your fantasy finance minister from one of the following options – or if you’ve got a better idea, let us know in the comments below.


Poll Results:

David McWilliams (304)
Michael O'Leary (215)
Morgan Kelly (155)
Shane Ross (64)
Denis O'Brien (59)

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