I felt mugged over €4m Uganda aid, says official

The secretary general of the Department of Foreign Affairs said he felt “mugged” over the misappropriation of €4m of Irish taxpayers’ money in Uganda.

He is to meet Irish ambassadors in February to ensure similar controversy cannot happen elsewhere.

David Cooney told the Dáil’s Public Accounts Committee he was “put-ting my hands up” over the Ugandan situation.