Katherine Zappone Envoy Gig

Exactly. This is the most worrying aspect for me, these idiots Coveney and Varadkar bending over backwards for some yank that has all the actual political nous and importance that's akin to a character from Fawlty Towers. Who or what are these lads bending backwards over elsewhere for christs sake?

My opinion is, and it's only an opinion, is that she was owed for something. The way they tried to do it on the last sitting day etc they knew it was dodgy. Only thing that explains it all for me. No matter what happens, Coveney is seriously damaged goods now.

Did you even read the links before posting?

Zappone asks Varadkar does he know anything about a post for her on July 16. He answers NO. Then a few days later, he texts Coveney about it and gets a reply on July 19 telling him about it, exactly what he said.

Of course, you could be the type of person that believes everything that they are told without checking it. In reality, Zappone mentioned something to Leo that he didn't know anything about, and he checked, and found on July 19 what exactly she was talking about, fitting in fully with what he already said!!!

Eh, if I apply for a passport, my passport application is subject to FOI, but the Department of Foreign Affairs won't release it to you because it contains personal information relating to me.

IF you are correct, and Leo and Zappone's text exchanges formed a record within the meaning of the FOI Act (and I don't necessarily agree that they do), then, at best, they would be heavily redacted, to exclude the personal information of Zappone and Matt Barrett, if they were released to you

She lives in Seattle so the gig would have given her free travel, at our expense, to the UN and then to Dublin, all first class, with chauffeur collection etc.

The 15 k wages was the small bit

Are you seriously going to suggest that there are differences between private citizens based on their past?

Who cares about this? There are actually major issues out there in Ireland and the World that need addressing. Opposition trying to stop the Government doing their job at every turn with this utter nonsense. No one give two hoots it.

The Opposition seem to be allowing Leo, FG and others to occupy their every thought. The sheer amount of hashtags and abuse Leo is subject to on Twitter is ridiculous - perhaps some people are using it to channel their racist and homophobic views through other means. There doesn't seem to be the same abuse levelled at Mícheal Martin, Eamon Ryan, or other Fine Gael party members in prominent positions. From talking to people, it's doing a great job turning everyone against the Opposition, well done. Keep it up tomorrow and ruin Leaving Cert results day with another Leo hashtag and people will really turn off in droves.

lol

"Who cares about this?"

Well, Charlie Flanagan seems to care about it. Or is that Lord of the Bluebottle dynasty now suddenly up in the 'opposition' too?

So whadda ya think?

Is that the reason he attracts more comment? Or is it somebody else's fault he is where he is?

The story is getting boring now. Nothing to see here. The opposition need to start focusing on real issues affecting their constituents instead of going on about "I can prove he said she said" ad verbatim.

Boring story, boring opposition. Boring media.

You are so bored, you came onto a thread about it?

Ok.

Sure, it would have to be somebody else's fault, nothing to do with his own activity landing him in the middle of a Garda Criminal Investigation on two counts.

The Housing Plan got major coverage today, maybe it's because people weren't out saying how brilliant the government were is what is causing a bit of angst?