There will always be mistakes made when it comes to just about anything some may be irreversible but most often than not mistakes can be fixed. The minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said he accepts “mistakes were made” in the appointment of Katherine Zappone as Ireland’s UN Special Envoy on Freedom of Opinion and Expression. Earlier, the former minister for children said she would not accept the role. There had been calls for clarity over the appointment process, with Opposition TDs describing the appointment as “cronyism” and lacking any real transparency.
Ms. Zappone’s decision to decline the fact that she organized an outdoor gathering of 50 friends and former colleagues, including Tánaiste Leo Varadkar, at the Merrion Hotel six days prior to her appointment as UN special envoy. Mr Varadkar confirmed that he attended the event and said he accepted “that mistakes were made in the manner in which Dr Zappone’s was appointed” and regrets “the controversy it’s caused”.
In a statement, Ms. Zappone said…
