“An affront to all that is decent,” Taoiseach takes aim at Israel at the UN.
“Nobody will able to say we did not know,” Micheal Martin said to applause from the room. The Taoiseach received applause mid-speech at the UN General Assembly in New York yesterday (Thursday) for his support of Palestine. Micheal Martin told gathered world leaders that Ireland stood with Palestine and criticised Israel in his most strident […]
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Simon Coveney says Zappone did not ask for job “at any stage” as he apologises for “sloppiness” of answers
He said that he “didn’t respond” when Zappone initially reached out to him in February. Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said that former Minister Katherine Zappone did not “at any stage” ask him for a job amid contovery over her proposed appointment as UN Special Envoy. The Minister also apologised for the “sloppiness” […]
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