Ardagh ‘hard done by’ in Government shake-up

A LEADING Fianna Fáil backbencher last night attacked Taoiseach Bertie Ahern for not giving him a Government job while promoting less loyal TDs.

Dublin deputy and outgoing chair of the Dáil justice committee, Sean Ardagh, said he felt “hard done by” after Mr Ahern’s controversial shake-up of junior ministerial ranks.

“I feel I’ve been loyal to the Taoiseach over the last period of time and I’ve always gone out to bat for the Taoiseach, even when it wasn’t the most popular thing to do and even when other people who were appointed junior ministers have done the opposite.