http://www.irishelection.com/2006/02/dev-the-younger-to-step-down-from-junior-ministerial-postition/ Coverage of Irish Politics, News and Current Affairs Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:43:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 http://www.irishelection.com/2006/02/dev-the-younger-to-step-down-from-junior-ministerial-postition/comment-page-1/#comment-3313 A few votes in a few months as a junior minister? at Irish Election Tue, 24 Oct 2006 15:24:17 +0000 http://www.irishelection.com/wordpress/?p=31#comment-3313 [...] Síle de Valera has confirmed what she first said last February, that she will step down as junior minister for education in December.   Thus Bertie’s clumsy attempt to ease her out sooner eventually bears fruit, though perhaps not soon enough to give someone else a shot at a higher constituency profile with the job.  Any guesses on which marginal TD might be up for a promotion? [...] [...] Síle de Valera has confirmed what she first said last February, that she will step down as junior minister for education in December.   Thus Bertie’s clumsy attempt to ease her out sooner eventually bears fruit, though perhaps not soon enough to give someone else a shot at a higher constituency profile with the job.  Any guesses on which marginal TD might be up for a promotion? [...]

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