Fionnán Sheahan: Jim O’Callaghan’s elevation creates capital contest as Micheál Martin checks cabinet list

Fionnán Sheahan: Jim O’Callaghan’s elevation creates capital contest as Micheál Martin checks cabinet list


Fianna Fáil leader has kept his cards close to his chest

Fianna Fáil’s Jim O’Callaghan. Photo: PA

There’s many a slip ’twixt the cup and the lip. Giving a taoiseach an extra 24 hours to mull over his cabinet selections is a dangerous game.

After the farce of the Dáil sitting to elect a new taoiseach yesterday, Micheál Martin will go again this morning. The assumption is that he had in his pocket a list of ministers who were due to be appointed last night.


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