Noses were hugely out of joint following Micheál Martin’s announcement of senior and junior ministers, sparking Olympian levels of whingeing in the parliamentary party. Since when was Sinn Féin able to tell people what to do in west Belfast? Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald at the announcement of the party’s new front bench on the plinth of Leinster House, Dublin. But since when was Sinn Féin able to tell people what to do in west Belfast? Sinn Féin surprise announcementThere was some surprise at the announcement of the new Sinn Féin front bench when Louise O’Reilly, one of the party’s star Dáil performers, was moved from health to shadow Leo Varadkar in enterprise, trade and employment.

Source: The Irish Times July 04, 2020 04:30 UTC