Michael Murray Michael Noonan fears inflation, and it’s written all over his personal investment strategy

In a financial crisis a country needs a smart, commercially astute, tactical finance minister. One who looks ahead, watches trends in the global economy, the short and medium term risks, the opportunities, the vagaries of the different asset classes,

Michael Noonan is a shining light in an otherwise dull Oireachtas register of members’ interests. Picture: Bloomberg
Michael Noonan is a shining light in an otherwise dull Oireachtas register of members’ interests. Picture: Bloomberg

There is ample evidence that Michael Noonan fits the bill in all of these respects.

One of the downsides of holding public office is that all of your commercial interests are – or should be – put on full show. In Ireland’s case through the annual publication of the list of financial interests each member of the Oireachtas ...