Tánaiste apologises for failure to disclose texts to journalists under FOI law

Simon Coveney is to write to the Oireachtas Foreign Affairs Committee to make himself available to address lingering questions on the Katherine Zappone affair

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has apologised that journalists were told no records existed into the Katherine Zappone affair.

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has apologised that journalists were told no records existed into the Katherine Zappone affair, only for him to release text messages this week.

Mr Varadkar has moved to clarify why journalists were originally told by his department that no records existed in relation to the Katherine Zappone appointment.