Housing Minister James Browne had hoped his colleagues would sign off on his choice for the new role. Photo: PA
For the accountant who headed up the notoriously sober, workmanlike agency – where employees have been known to chip in €20 a head for finger food at their Christmas party – Brendan McDonagh might find his new description as a “tsar” somewhat amusing.
The term in its literal sense refers to a Russian emperor of supreme power and is thought to have derived from the Latin “Caesar”.
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