Katherine Zappone Envoy Gig

The deletion of messages is another interesting one. The rules around government communications are clear, albeit need some further clarification for the luddites in the Dail. I'd be interested to know how advice from the cyber security team absolves them of the rules and laws around data retion of government communications.

He most certainly isn't a member of MM party, ergo, he's an opposition TD. Frankly, the way the parties have behaved indicates that it is anything but MM government and cabinet.

Anyway, there's no need for the personal comments, I'm just giving my opinion. Would be nice to have a conversation on it without the accusations of personal bias or me being pathetic. I certainly haven't taken that approach with you here.

Simon Harris : "this was a clear misuse of Dáil privilege and it is untrue”. That is a very daring statement for Harris to make if it indeed was him. Of all the people involved in this debacle he is the one that is going to come out of this the worst potentially. I just don't see how he can survive this politically considering it is an offense to leak cabinet info. He better hope there is no evidence lying around.

Did it though? As I said it was great political theatre and the intrigue was entertaining for political hacks but generally what happens in the chamber stays in the chamber.

When it comes to election time, assuming that this doesn't happen soon, this episode will be a footnote in the campaign.

People keep saying it will be forgotten at election time but it won't be all any of the other parties have to do in debates is point to FFG supporting cronyism and use any number of examples such as this one or the Varadkar leaking confidential documents. This all just gives parties ammunition to use against FFG in the debates.

If you think politics is about sloganeering and playing to the mob, then you are happy with that analysis.

However, if you are interested in solving problems, yesterday's histrionics from the opposition was pointless. At the end of the day, the date of the general election hasn't changed.

Well, he's certainly not acting like a member of government or cabinet with these shenanigans.

And what can does it say about the rude and abrasive manner of your posts towards me? Do you treat everyone who is civil towards you in the same manner or just people who happen to disagree with you?

You seem to be confused here. I'm not looking for your or anyone else's respect. A bit of common decency wouldn't go astray though. No need to be calling people pathetic or biased.

No doubt if there's no election in the near future it will indeed be a footnote. One which SF will no doubt get plenty of usage from.

One incompetent chancer using the other is more like it.

Last election results. Looks like opponents to my eyes??

Martin, Micheál elected 19.29%11,02311,19711,23411,29711,360 11,505

Coveney, Simon elected 16.32%9,3279,4089,4399,4659,5259,720

Only SF could manage to turn this into a scandal about themselves. What an unmitigated bunch of losers.

Tbh the other options in Cork South Central (I live here) are so poor, I'd say Martin and Coveney could take a **** on the Cork flag in Dublin or Kerry jerseys and they'd still get elected. Not sure there's enough of a SF vote to get two elected here unless FF or FG take a right nosedive, and the Green candidate in the last election has already left the party. There's no strong Labour or SD candidate here either.

Scandal about themselves 🤭, Losers 🤭

Clearly you've not been keeping abreast of what's being going on. Carty achieved exactly what he wanted and guess what ?, we're all still talking about it .

Harris heading off on paternity leave so he'll no doubt have time to reflect, let's see if he attempts to correct the Dail Record , ball is in his court now. This rumor has been swirling around for months, some think it just started yesterday.