Cabinet agrees promotions for 11 foreign affairs staff

A raft of senior Department of Foreign Affairs officials have been promoted and nominated as ambassadors and heads of mission.

Almost a dozen promotions were agreed at last week’s Cabinet meeting, to head up missions in regions including Europe, Africa, Australia, the Middle East, and Canada.

The nominations were not formally announced and come amid mounting speculation that the outgoing Coalition will dissolve the Dáil and call a general election within weeks.