Mixed news for two local Sinn Féin TDs
There was contrasting news this week for two local Sinn Féin TDs, with the announcement of the party's front bench for the new Dáil
Longford/Westmeath's Sorca Clarke, who had been the Education spokesperson, lost her place on the party front bench in the reshuffle, whilst Roscommon/Galway TD Claire Kerrane remains on the front bench and now takes on the role of spokesperson for Children, Disability and Equality.
She was previously spokesperson on Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
The new Sinn Féin frontbench team is:
President: Mary Lou McDonald
Finance: Pearse Doherty
Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation: Mairéad Farrell
Foreign Affairs, Trade and Defence: Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
Climate, Environment, Energy and Transport: Pa Daly
Education and Youth: Darren O’Rourke
Children, Disability and Equality: Claire Kerrane
Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Rose Conway-Walsh
Social Protection, Rural and Community Development: Louise O’Reilly
Arts, Media, Communications, Culture and Sport: Joanna Byrne
Health: David Cullinane
Housing, Local Government and Heritage: Eoin Ó Broin
Justice, Homes Affairs and Migration: Matt Carthy
Agriculture, Food, Fisheries, and the Marine: Martin Kenny
Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Donna McGettigan
Gaeilge and Gaeltacht: Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Chief Whip: Pádraig Mac Lochlainn