Rebel Ó Cuív back in FF frontbench

Galway West TD EamonÓ Cuív has been re-instated to the Fianna Fáil frontbench following his resignation last March over his stance on the fiscal compact referendum.

Party leader Micheál Martin announced a reshuffle of his Dáil spokespeople but failed to appoint a deputy leader to replace Ó Cuív.

Ten of the party’s 19 TDs will get new responsibilities under the reorganisation, which comes little more than a year after they took up their briefs.