Katherine Zappone Envoy Gig

FrancieBrady · 06-09-2021 4:54pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117854513#Comment_117854513

The boys and girls of FG are playing dirty, very dirty indeed.

smurgen · 06-09-2021 4:54pm

Coveney a goner I'd say. His claudication statements on the news now contradicted by the timeline of these latest messages.

Dempo1 · 06-09-2021 4:55pm

You've got to wonder why Coveney has not resigned yet, surely he knew this info was going to be released 🤔

FrancieBrady · 06-09-2021 5:01pm

What's Michael's next move, does he stand over this too?

Furze99 · 06-09-2021 5:02pm

Coveney and Varadkar have been taking the piss and treating the public as fools. One or both have to go.

Dempo1 · 06-09-2021 5:03pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117854567#Comment_117854567

He's kind of boxed himself into a corner, should have kept quite over the weekend.

I'm just astonished how he wasn't even slightly aware of what was about to be released

Muahahaha · 06-09-2021 5:06pm

Paschal o'Donohue on Newstalk 'shortly' they just said. Get ready for the waffle.....

McMurphy · 06-09-2021 5:06pm

Paschal on newstalk now. This'll be good.

06-09-2021 5:07pm

This is FG’s worst case scenario if Simon C gets his marching orders, and while I haven’t read every page of this traunche of documents and txt messages, for the some that I’ve seen, the conclusion that you have say is that the foreign affairs Minister is toast.

This is exactly what Leo V wants, that his rival for any future FG leadership role, will be used as a sacrificial lamb, to save the beleaguered and stuttering government from imminent collapse and more importantly strengthening Leo V’s grip as FG leader.

if your a FG supporter, member, public representative or voter, this is an absolute disaster for them. Unless some bombshell drops, once again Leo will get away with his erratic behaviour, while his “colleague” Simon C faces political humiliation.

The big question now is will SC make it onto tomorrow and appear at the foreign affairs committee? There are further questions for other cabinet ministers including bankers best pal Paschal Donohue and Michael McGrath, in particular the former, who seemingly was all along doing all the ground work to get this makey up UN gig.

This is political nightmare for the govt. Could this issue bring down the coalition? The next 24 hours will be crucial. This controversy has plenty of legs in it yet!

namloc1980 · 06-09-2021 5:08pm

Paschal is in the middle of it as well 🤣

Muahahaha · 06-09-2021 5:08pm

Paschal admits that Zappone was trying to rig the job with him since "early this year", ie a full 6 months before the Cabinet knew about it

Floppybits · 06-09-2021 5:10pm

What a complete and utter mess this whole Zappone thing is.

namloc1980 · 06-09-2021 5:11pm

Why were all these senior ministers falling over themselves to accommodate Zappone? Bonkers.

Dempo1 · 06-09-2021 5:13pm

Drive time have even hired a voice over actor to read through the texts 🤣

FrancieBrady · 06-09-2021 5:14pm

Richmond having a mare on Drivetime. Dear me what a mess.

McMurphy · 06-09-2021 5:14pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117854614#Comment_117854614

He's trying to hide behind "asked as a friend and in a personal capacity" , and I'll tell you something else, he sounds absolutely rattled on the radio.

I thought Coveney and Donohoe were some of our more "decent" politicians, unlikely to be involved in this kind of stuff, both snared though. All baked in the same thing though apparently. Long runs the fox etc etc.

Elmo · 06-09-2021 5:14pm

4 months ago and to me Katherine Zappone comes across as a desperate wannabe wanting to get together with sam "girl" power in the UN, maybe they might have din dins in Piglet!

Dempo1 · 06-09-2021 5:15pm

Sarah McInerney absolutely laying in to a guest, didn't get his name, FG TD I think ,radio gold

orecir · 06-09-2021 5:16pm

Never would of expected Coveney to of shite the bed so badly

archfi · 06-09-2021 5:17pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117854640#Comment_117854640

My disbelief at the neck of him is only matched by McInerney.

FrancieBrady · 06-09-2021 5:17pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117854647#Comment_117854647

Neale Richmond.

Absolute gall of him tbh.

Sounds in the background in the studio and from McInerney that they can't keep up.

Dempo1 · 06-09-2021 5:17pm

Matt Carthy on drive time also, this will drive some posters round the bend 🤣

Dempo1 · 06-09-2021 5:19pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117854657#Comment_117854657

Thanks Francie, missed the start, this is gold

FIGHT !!!

archfi · 06-09-2021 5:19pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117854647#Comment_117854647

Neale Richmond. He's sacrificed whatever good name he had for himself for the 'good of da partee'. Time will tell if he actually recovers any semblance of honesty and integrity.

Dempo1 · 06-09-2021 5:20pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117854671#Comment_117854671

It's cringe enducing stuff 😬

Dempo1 · 06-09-2021 5:21pm

Now Sarah asking when Paschal knew

Floppybits · 06-09-2021 5:23pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117854653#Comment_117854653

Of all the politicians you would expect to be above this sort of crap it was Coveney. Most disappointing aspect of all this is Coveney being caught up in it, he seemed the most capable and dare I say it honest of all the government TD's.

Dempo1 · 06-09-2021 5:24pm

Neale Richmond might never be let out again to speak on behalf of FG

He's struggling

archfi · 06-09-2021 5:24pm

Zappone: 'Thanks so much Simon for this appointment and the honour of it and can you confirm when I start'

Richmond: 'That doesn't mean she was appointed'

The real fwiend of Zappone is finally being exposed, one cuddly wuddly Paschal D :)

conorhal · 06-09-2021 5:24pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117854653#Comment_117854653

Why? The man is staggeringly arrogant and entitled, the 'Merchant Prince of Cork' has done little but sell out this country to buy influence in the areas in which he aspires to rise, no doubt he was eager to award another globalist acolyte with a cushy job that would see her keep his name in the ear of the influnetial.

There was nothing funnier to me then the look on Coveney's face when Leo (like Obama did to Hillary) gazumped him for Taoiseach, a crown he felt entitled to, and all afer he was annointed in Davos as a future leader of nations. He's power hungry and really and cares nothing about this country.

Katherine Zappone Envoy Gig

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