Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney has officially thrown his hat into the EU ring.

He joins former Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald and MEP Mairead McGuinness in a battle to take on Ireland's EU Commissioner role.

We joined the gruelling audition process live on Gift Grub during The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show.

There, among the wild cards and throwbacks, Coveney could pitch his case.

Catch all the fun by pressing the play button below.