Daniel McConnell: Every answer begets more questions in Zappone affair

Simon Coveney's grilling by an Oireachtas committee today may help — but, so far, there's been no end to the mysteries around Katherine Zappone's appointment to a UN envoy role

Among the documents released yesterday was a fascinating email between senior officials about Katherine Zappone's appointment to the role of UN special envoy on freedom of expression. File picture: Niall Carson/PA

The release of more than 150 documents relating to the Katherine Zappone appointment by the Department of Foreign Affairs raises a number of important questions.

Questions that no doubt Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney will face this morning when he makes his second appearance in seven days before the Oireachtas committee in seven days.