Minister McEntee pregnant with second baby

The Minister for Justice Helen Mc Entee has announced she is expecting her second baby.

In a cute announcement on social media, she posted a picture of her son Michael, wearing a t-shirt bearing the message "I'm gonna be a big brother."

A spokesperson for Ms McEntee said: “The minister and her husband Paul are very happy to be expecting their second child, due in December.

“Minister McEntee intends taking maternity leave to care for their baby,”,

Minister McEntee made history last year as the first sitting Cabinet minister to take maternity leave.

Minister McEntee and her husband, Paul Hickey welcomed their first born, Michael, in April last year, two weeks before his due date.

To take maternity leave, she was made a “minister without portfolio” with Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys taking on her duties as Justice Minister.