Leo Varadkar may sack Catherine Byrne if she doesn’t back Murphy

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar will sack junior health minister Catherine Byrne if she abstains in a vote of no-confidence in Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy today.

Ms Byrne is threatening to ignore an order by Mr Varadkar for Fine Gael TDs to rally around Mr Murphy during a Sinn Féin motion of no confidence tonight. She is considering abstaining or even voting against Mr Murphy in the motion of no confidence.