Denis Naughten FoI details show US meeting

New information on a controversial New York meeting between former minister for communications Denis Naughten and businessman David McCourt has emerged. A string of Whatsapp messages detailing casual, emoji-filled conversations between Mr Naughten and staff who travelled with him to the US in July have emerged through a Freedom of Information request.

Revelations that Mr Naughten met the businessman, who is involved in the leading consortium bidding for the multi-million euro broadband tender, on a number of occasions eventually led to the minister’s resignation.