Irish Examiner view: Real issue is transparency

The reality is that leaks, unedifying though they may be, are part of the cut and thrust of politics

Sinn Féin TD Matt Carthy used Dáil privilege to blame minister Simon Harris as the leaker, while admitting to not having a shred of evidence. Picture: PA

The controversy over Katherine Zappone continues to rumble on as the focus turns to ferreting out the source of the leak from Cabinet. 

The Government has been badly exposed on this issue but was offered a temporary reprieve of sorts by Sinn Féin TD Matt Carthy, who used Dáil privilege to blame minister Simon Harris, while admitting to not having a shred of evidence.