Three Cork TDs named as junior ministers but Colm Burke demoted

Just six of the 23 junior ministers are women, despite Micheál Martin previously insisting  he would address gender imbalance at Cabinet in his junior ministerial appointments

Taoiseach Micheal Martin and Tanaiste Simon Harris with newly appointed Ministers of State at a photocall 

Cork TDs Michael Moynihan, Christopher O'Sullivan and Jerry Buttimer have been elevated to junior ministerial ranks with Colm Burke demoted.

Micheál Martin and Simon Harris presented their picks for the junior ministers to Cabinet on Wednesday, with Michael Moynihan appointed to a role in the Department of Education with responsibility for special education.