Donohoe: I’m a writer, not a ruler

Paschal Donohoe has said he feels a ‘visceral need to better support our citizens’ who end up in situations similar to that of the recent homeless person with a Deliveroo box visible inside their tent in central Dublin Pic: Fergal Phillips

Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has ruled out becoming Taoiseach – but says he wants to write a book.

While he has often been described as a potential future Taoiseach, Donohoe said in a new podcast that he had “no ambition” to go beyond his current role.

“You rarely end up becoming Taoiseach because it was thrust upon you. The spirit has to be there to do it, the ignition of a different ...