The Irish Times reports on a shake-up in Ireland's legislature, which has lead to the demotion of Cork North Central's Dara Murphy, who was also serving as the minister of state for data protection and European affairs. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar made the new appointments earlier this week. Murphy was told of his demotion during a call with Varadkar. "He said he had to reward his supporters," Murphy said. The move is a disappointment for Murphy, who, along with Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Charlie Flanagan, was working to build contacts across the EU ahead of Brexit, the report states. 
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