Junior ministry appointments to disappoint FG backbenchers

Source warn Taoiseach “needs to be quite political” in his selection

Independent Alliance TDs John Halligan will have a place in the new government Pic: RollingNews.ie

Several Fine Gael backbenchers being tipped for junior ministries will be left disappointed when Taoiseach Enda Kenny makes his appointments this week, with just a handful of jobs available.

The appointments are likely to be approved by cabinet and announced in the coming days.

The Taoiseach departs for the US to attend 1916 commemoration events on Tuesday. More than a dozen Fine Gael backbenchers are being linked with promotions, but Kenny has already ...