Katherine Zappone Envoy Gig

It was conduct unbecoming for an FGer. He tried the usual politician's trick of talking over the interviewer but it was a big mistake. Sarah McInerney is a journalist rather than a jumped up DJ. She absolutely obliterated him and left him looking quite stupid. FG does seem to be sending out eager cannon fodder over the last few weeks. It isn't so much a case of lions being led by donkeys as a bunch of asses who have been caught rotten. In any other country, Varadkar, Coveney and Harris would have been fired long ago. Luckily for them, they have a weak, grovelling FG wannabe leading FF. But Martin's days may be numbered too.

Regards...jmcc

I'd reckon they'd be avoiding the fibre at all costs

It's not so much the appointment (although it had a right bang of the crony off it and now we know it probably was) it is the cover up that is doing the main damage, just like Profumo, Watergate and so many other scandals that originate in the Arrogance Of Power.

Had Coveney and Varadkar been able to lie straight in the bed about this seedy little stunt they could have avoided this...it would be over.

But nope, lie on lie, arrogant behaviour after arrogant behaviour.

Story broke on the 4th of August and on the 7th Sept Coveney faces his darkest hour and the story rages away at the topof news bulletins.

Will he have the humility to put it to bed, will he survive politically, will he drag others into it?

Tune into the FG Nothing Burger Show later on.

It's like the calm before the storm, have been listening to Morning Ireland, pretty limp coverage generally, a little known independent senator (on the foreign affairs committee) spoke briefly, he certainly has many questions to ask and seemed to suggest other ministers might called in to explain themselves, most notably, Pascal.

Seems no one from FFG available to talk this morning, any wonder I suppose after yesterday's extraordinarily bad media performances.

All excellent observations but I think MM had rather prematurely defended Coveney 🤔 over the weekend, seemed to think (bizzarely) there's been an over reaction generally. Now he's tongue twisted and perhaps feeling quite the fool after yesterday's revelations, just my own observation but had he stayed Quite (I know not easy), FG would have had to get out of this mess alone whilst FF smelling of roses as FG implode, just seems to me MM, jumped the gun a little and in essence dragged himself and FF into this debacle 🤔

Martin is very much a beta male. He's not a leader. That's why FG can run ring around him. He acts like an FGer rather than an FFer and the FFers seem to be running out of patience with him. Coveney should go and so should Varadkar and Martin. The problem is that unless there is simultaneous regime change in FF and FG, there will be no movement and the FFG crony coalition will continue to lose support. There's also that decision on whether or not to prosecute Varadkar over the leaks that has to be made soon. The cabinet leaks have yet to be considered.

Regards...jmcc

They are all over the place 😉

Once I heard the phone hacking lies I knew a hole had been dug.

Will it be the same story this morning, or a new one ?

Think it is at 10:00. It might even be streamed live.

https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/oireachtas-tv/cr3-live/

Regards...jmcc

Is anyone up in arms about the previous envoys that were appointed?

Well it would be the same process as before, but I can tell you don't care nor know about all those other envoys. Which means this whole thing is melodrama.

Simon reading straight of prepared script. Taking questions now.

Sinn Fein looking ever more appealing.