A dangerous game…
THE FAILURE of senior Labour Ministers to back Róisín Shortall in her dispute with Minister for Health James Reilly was the deciding factor in her decision to resign as Minister of State, according to supporters.
The last straw for Ms Shortall came on Monday night when Labour leader Eamon Gilmore publicly backed Dr Reilly over his party colleague in a row about primary care centres, according to sources close to the former junior minister.
Her resignation has plunged Labour into its biggest political crisis since it entered Government in February 2011.
In fairness, that February 2011 crisis was a doozy…
Tánaiste’s backing for Reilly was ‘last straw’ for Shortall (Paul Cullen, Irish Times)
(Leon Farell/Photocall Ireland)
