Hugh O'Connell: Unadventurous Kenny plays it safe

The Taoiseach has gone for a staid mix of old hands and obedient youngsters

Taoiseach Enda Kenny with his new cabinet before entering the Dáil chamber last Friday Picture: Rollingnews

When Fine Gael sat down with independent TDs at the beginning of the week to thrash out the programme for government, the first promise that the party extracted from the non-aligned deputies was that they would abide by the principle of collective responsibility and cabinet confidentiality. On Friday afternoon, Shane Ross confirmed to journalists that he was to become minister for transport before Enda Kenny informed the Dáil of it – a breach ...