Limerick people ‘grossly insulted ’ by Micheál Martin appointments, says Willie O’Dea

“It’s strange if he thinks that we can deliver three out of four after this!” he added, in reference to his Limerick City constituency having one TD for Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Greens.

The leaders of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael on Wednesday sought to rectify the regional imbalance of their ministerial appointments with a series of new junior ministers drawn from the western seaboard. Mr Martin and Tánaiste Leo Varadkar were criticised in recent days after the Fianna Fáil-Fine Gael-Green Party coalition Cabinet contained no senior ministers from the west.

Mr Martin, however, provoked anger among some with his selections, with Cork North West TD and Fianna Fáil whip Michael Moynihan accusing his leader of insulting him personally and of insulting his community by failing to give him a junior ministerial post.

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