Quinn plans to resist Cabinet reshuffle

Education Minister Ruairí Quinn has signalled he will fight the axe in this year’s Cabinet reshuffle.

Viewed as a prime candidate for the chop when the shake-up of the top table occurs, probably in September, Mr Quinn, 67, has made it clear he is not ready to go quietly.

The minister insisted he wants to stay put until the next general election, scheduled for 2016.