Episode Details

What happened in the Cabinet reshuffle? Not a lot, is one reasonable answer - there were no surprises, most ministers stayed where there were and any moves had been well flagged in advance.

But the day’s events still raised interesting questions for our politics team Pat Leahy, Jennifer Bray and Jack Horgan-Jones to answer on this episode of the Inside Politics podcast.

Is the unchanged Cabinet a sign of stability - or a sign of stagnation and a death of new talent?

How did Stephen Donnelly win the right to retain his position in Health?

Why was Fianna Fáil’s Jack Chambers, moved sideways from chief whip to super junior in the Department of Transport, denied a bigger promotion?

How can Micheál Martin lead his party while travelling the world as Minister for Foreign Affairs?

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