Simon Coveney denied that Minister for Finance Michael McGrath was being bullied

The applicant sought a work permit in order to take up a job as a rugby coach and PE teacher at the Catholic University School in Dublin city centre

The action has been brought by 32-year-old Haeseo Yoon, who has been in Ireland since 2019

Coveney indicated the overall message from the technology sector in the US was an optimistic one in spite of large companies such as Google and Twitter making cuts to their staff in Ireland in recent months.