Jim O’Callaghan and Jennifer Carroll MacNeill tipped for big jobs as Micheál Martin to announce his Cabinet

Micheál Martin and Simon Harris are putting the finishing touches to their cabinet line-ups, which will be announced today

Fine Gael’s Jennifer Carroll MacNeill becoming health minister is expected to be the other eye-catching promotion within the new government.

Micheál Martin and Simon Harris are putting the finishing touches to their cabinet line-ups.

The Irish Independent is running a live blog to keep you up to speed with all the breaking news of a big day at Leinster House.

Cabinet tips: who is expected to get the big jobs today?

Here’s where the Irish Independent believe a lot of the Cabinet positions will go:

The Cabinet jobs share-out today will likely see Jennifer Carroll MacNeill and Martin Heydon elevated to Cabinet — with James Browne a possible surprise.

Here are the people predicted to be sitting around the table in the Sycamore Room, where ministers grapple with the pressing issues of State, with best-guess names matched to portfolios: