Text messages between Zappone and Minister Coveney also revealed she had spoken with Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe about the position. Former Minister Katherine Zappone was told about her appointment as UN Special Envoy four months ahead of the job being discussed by Cabinet. In WhatsApp messages released by the Department of Foreign Affairs on Monday Zappone […]

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“The fact that it’s a distraction on its own doesn’t merit the action that you’re suggesting.” Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said that controversy alone would not be a good enough reason to ask Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney, to step down. When part of the speech Martin gave when firing former TD Barry Cowen was […]

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