Loss of Intellectual Heavyweights in Cabinet

Paschal Donohoe has stepped down from his role as Minister for Finance to take up a senior position at the World Bank, prompting a Cabinet reshuffle.

Daniel McConnell, editor of the Business Post, Dan O’Brien, chief economist at the Institute of International and European Affairs, Sarah Carey, columnist with the Irish Independent, and Professor Gary Murphy, professor of politics at the School of Law and Government in DCU, join The Last Word to discuss Donohoe's surprise move and where it leaves Fine Gael and the coalition going forward.

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