Simon Coveney faces Oireachtas committee grilling over Zappone controversy

Foreign affairs committee quizzes Minister as storm grows following further revelations about appointment to UN role

Former children’s minister Katherine Zappone thanked Foreign Minister Simon Coveney in early March for offering her a UN role to represent Ireland, over four months before the Taoiseach was informed. File picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Foreign affairs Minister Simon Coveney faces a grilling from an Oireachtas committee today as the storm continues to swirl around the appointment of Ms Zappone as UN special envoy for freedom of expression. 

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