‘No records’ of PR unit meeting with Cosgrave

The Taoiseach’s Department says it has no records, emails, or any documents arising from a controversial meeting between the head of the Strategic Communications Unit (SCU) and Web Summit founder Paddy Cosgrave.

Mr Cosgrave last month tweeted his support for the SCU amid Opposition criticism of the unit’s operations, and said he has been “taken through the Taoiseach’s Strategic Communications Unit overall plan”.

Mr Cosgrave further tweeted that he received “a private briefing [on] many of the ideas that are to be rolled out by the Taoiseach’s Comms unit”.