A former board member of Failté Ireland who resigned after a trip to Spain has been reinstated to another public role by the Tánaiste. Ms O'Donoghue neglected to disclose details of any foreign travel to the chief executive of the tourism board. However, the Irish Examiner can reveal Ms O'Donoghue has been reinstated to the role after writing to the Tánaiste Leo Varadkar. A spokesman from the Department of Tourism confirmed that Ms O'Donoghue did not make similar representations to the Minister Catherine Martin and any explanation of medical reasons did not arise as Ms O’Donoghue offered her resignation. This followed reports that Ms O’Donoghue undertook non-essential travel to Spain.”

Source: Irish Examiner September 23, 2020 19:05 UTC