Jobs portfolio at centre of Coalition tensions

Coalition tensions ahead of the attempted relaunch of the Government continued to centre on which party would win the prized Jobs portfolio in Cabinet.

Fine Gael appeared to play hard ball for the key economic role, insisting it would need the Education Department as well as the EU commissionership in exchange for what has become increasingly seen as the “good news” post in Government.

With Taoiseach Enda Kenny set to have his first face-to-face meeting with Tánaiste Joan Burton today both sides were scrambling to hammer out the new cabinet face for the Coalition.