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Chartered Accountants Ireland director appointed policy advisor to enterprise minister

Brian Keegan took up his role at Peter Burke’s department on Tuesday

Keegan, has been brought in by the recently-appointed enterprise minister as the government works to finalise a substantial support package to help businesses with rising costs.

Brian Keegan, the director of public affairs at Chartered Accountants Ireland, has been appointed policy advisor to Peter Burke, the enterprise minister.

Keegan took up his new role at the Department of Enterprise on Tuesday.

He joins Laura Mannion on Burke’s team. Mannion was appointed Burke’s advisor in December 2022 during the Longford-Westmeath TD’s time as junior minister for European Affairs and Defence.

Burke replaced Simon Coveney as enterprise minister earlier this month as part ...