A former Sligo Leitrim Fine Gael TD has expressed confidence in Tánaiste Simon Harris in his appointment as the new Finance Minister.

He replaces Paschal Donohoe after he resigned to take up a job at the World Bank.

Sligo Leitrim TD Frank Feighan was named as a Junior Minister for Public Procurement as part of the major Ministerial reshuffle announced yesterday.

Speaking to Ocean FM news, former local TD John Perry thinks the economy is in good shape and a lot of that is down to how effective Paschal Donohoe was in the job: