BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Irish central bank chief Philip Lane is the sole candidate to replace Peter Praet as the European Central Bank's chief economist in May, virtually ensuring that a key ECB post will remain with a dovish policymaker. Lane, 49, has led Ireland's central bank since 2015, overseeing solid growth in the Irish economy after an EU bailout in 2011-2014 that helped the country overcome its worst financial crisis since World War II."I have received one (nomination). Ireland proposed..