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Tanaiste Releases His Texts Regarding Katherine Zappone Controversial Appointment

The Tanaiste has released text messages detailing his communication with Simon Coveney and Kath...

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07.40 2 Sep 2021


Tanaiste Releases His Texts Regarding Katherine Zappone Controversial Appointment


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07.40 2 Sep 2021


The Tanaiste has released text messages detailing his communication with Simon Coveney and Katherine Zappone about her appointment to the role of UN Special Envoy. In a statement, Leo Varadkar says they show he "wasn't aware of the appointment" and had contacted Simon Coveney for details.  With more reaction to this, we spoke to Sinn Fein TD Matt Carthy.

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