Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said the Taoiseach must sack Simon Coveney or else the minister could face a no-confidence motion. The Dublin TD called for Micheál Martin to sanction the Foreign Affairs Minister, or Sinn Féin would consider tabling a motion of no-confidence in the Fine Gael minister. His assertion that Ms Zappone mistakenly believed she had been offered the job in March, months before Cabinet was made aware, has been widely criticised. Ms McDonald said: “Eight weeks into this crisis, Mr Coveney sticks to a version of events that is wholly incredible. “We have seen very casual, inappropriate and disrespectful behaviour by certain senior Fine Gael ministers,” Mr O’Callaghan told RTE.

Source: Irish Examiner September 08, 2021 14:48 UTC