Politics

Burke and O’Donovan promoted to cabinet as reshuffle unfolds

Patrick O’Donovan is also to be appointed to Higher Education as Simon Harris shakes up his cabinet after being formally voted in as taoiseach by the Dáil

Burke will serve as Minister For Enterprise for at most 11 months. Picture: Barry Cronin

Peter Burke has been appointed to the role of minister for enterprise, as Simon Harris undertakes a mini-reshuffle of his new cabinet.

Patrick O’Donovan has also been appointed as minister for higher education, Harris’ old department.

Burke, who was previously a junior minister for EU affairs, was heavily tipped for promotion as part of the newly appointed taoiseach’s planned refreshing of his Fine Gael ministries.

O’Donovan is a Limerick TD and was minister of state ...