Katherine Zappone Envoy Gig

I'm not at all sure what your talking about, you lost me and others at 1am this morning.

At a glance through this mornings papers, it's clear more questions than answers have been achieved .

Not only is the RAI confused, the IHF and especially Failte Ireland confused, ALL now seeking clarification.

With regard to AG changing any laws, I'm not sure we're that came from, I've never said such a thing. What I did say is how very strange his previous silence and sudden (after a day of farce) and a few minute's before Leo releases his own statement, the AG who has been utterly silent previously, offers "clarifications" on the 200 rule. Previously you may recall (or not) government refused to release any info on AG"s advice.

But of course you digress, intending to focus on a deflection from the real story, namely the Bizzare makey uppy Job, The attempted appointment, the clear agenda that was at play, the farcical excuses offered, the lapses in memory of senior FG stalwarts, the daily drip of new and disturbing sequence of events only learned about through enquires by journalists, the disgraceful disregard for what is supposed to be a coalition, the arrogance and contempt shown to the electorate, etc, etc, the list is not exhaustive.

I'll stop there as I know my response may exhaust you further, now I recommend, some weetabix with WARM milk, to help settled your clearly agiated state.

Ultimately common sense and dare I say decency prevailed, but this is certainly NOT over 😏

Good morning

The AG"s intervention is raising quite a few eyebrows and apart from additional confusion, at a minimum questions need answering on the timing of his statement. It has all the Hallmarks of covering Leo's and others attendance at the faithful event. There's a strange smell lurking in political circles this morning 😉

David Cullinan SF on morning Ireland now, it will horrify some posters here 😂

So is that that on the party front? AG clarifying its within the rules and Failte Ireland etc. happy to update the guidelines accordingly.

Guess its back to Zappy and her 60Day/15k, probably equal to the daily overspend on the NCH..

Fun while it lasted.

I suspect we'll hear absolutely nothing about any new appointment, the absurd notion will be buried, preferably in quick sand. Not even Coveney (and he has some brass neck) would be silly enough to continue with this charade 🤔

I wouldn't be surprised if they "temporarily" assign this important role to an existing official in the UN office as they organise a competition (that doesn't happen).

LOL, from what's occurred so far, no CV required, just a wink and a nod 😂

Throughout the crisis, the AG hasn't covered himself in glory tbh. First international travel bans and mandatory hotel quarantine were impossible constitutionally until they weren't, now to providing clarification between law and guidelines because it's politically convenient.

I expect better.

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As I mention yesterday, that's Failte's screw up (and possibly the civil servants who helped them with their leaflets). The Merrion Hotel knew it was allowed because they ignored Failte and read the actual rules. Failte excluded it from their leaflets.

Plenty of people in the hospitality sector have known for weeks that 200 were allowed outside.

Notwithstanding that there is a good chance that the Govt. didn't intend for any organised outdoor event up to 200 people to be allowed, it's clear as day on the government website, and in the legislation, and has been there for a few weeks.

The hospitality sector depends heavily on Failte and their own representative bodies for guidance on this stuff, so one has to ask why they didn't see this, or why they deliberately excluded it from the guidance.

'Clear as day'? 😁😁😁