Katherine Zappone Envoy Gig

Words escape me, what is going on here, the Title of the position kind of says it all, I see reports the Taoiseach was blind sided by the proposed appointment and internal rifts within FG stirring over this bizzare decision.

I've no personal dislike of the lady but is Simon Coveney loosing the plot, the Greens typically tight lipped and devoid of an opinion that might upset the cosy coalition.

The country on its knee's and Coveney appoints a person with Zero diplomatic skills to a makey up and bizzare position at the UN, it's Just extraordinary.

Very dodgy. Wonder if was even a politicians idea or a suggestion (that should have failed an obvious "does this look dodgy" test) from someone within a Department, maybe worked with her in the previous Government.

Aside from the shenanigans going on with such a role being created and apparently awarded to someone without advertisement, interview or due process, this event shows the drop off in traffic on this site over the last few weeks.

Even a month ago, this news would probably have had 200+ posts on the first day it emerged, more if it broke in the morning and here we are with less than ten posts at least 8 hours after it first broke.

On the topic itself, it is such an own goal, I suspect it is like what the Government in the UK did last week in releasing various pieces of 'unpleasant' news before heading off on summer holiday. When is the Dail shutting down for the summer? This week is it? They're probably hoping it will have died off by the time they come back in September.

Its a silly title for a made up job.

Crony virus

You can just comment on her wages if you like...but I can comment on the rest if I want.

It sounds like a pointless role...and though the wages are small, the expenses won't be is my point

Might as well be Special Envoy for Unicorn shyte.

do you peasants really expect her to work on the tills in Dunnes?

No skin in the game but tbh to vilify someone for returning to their home country after the loss of their partner of 30 plus years. Perhaps they wanted to go be with family and see if they could start a new life.

The job I know nothing of but it standard fare at this point for ex politicians to thread paths into representative areas like the UN.

who does she want to lecture on human rights on behalf of Ireland?

The job title doesn't reference supporting or being anti freedom of speech.

All of this for a role for around €20 ph ,she previously did a decent enough job as minister and thousands of women owe there jobs to her and her partner getting back to education and the workplace when others just ignored them in tallaght and further afield

she has a doctorate in theology

Considering her shambolic stint as minister for children i think its absurd she is being rewarded in this way.