FF TDs expect Micheál Martin to take the Foreign Affairs portfolio

One insider says there would be no Fianna Fáil ministerial input into the North unless Martin takes the Foreign Affairs brief

Micheál Martin launching the Cork Sláintecare Healthy Communities at Hollyhill Library on Saturday. The Taoiseach is set to swap roles with Tánaiste Leo Varadkar on December 17. Picture: Gerard McCarthy

Fianna Fáil TDs have said they would not have an issue with Micheál Martin taking the Foreign Affairs portfolio despite discussions that it could spell trouble for his leadership of the party.

Speculation is mounting on what brief the Taoiseach will move to in the upcoming Cabinet reshuffle and when he becomes Tánaiste on December 17.