The Sinn Féin leader has denied that a motion of no confidence in Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney is a political stunt, saying that the issue "goes to the heart" of politics in Ireland. Sinn Féin will move the motion when the Dáil returns tomorrow after the summer break, aiming to remove Mr Coveney from office over his handling of the appointment of Katherine Zappone as the UN Special Envoy on Freedom of Expression. Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald speaks to media on Sir John Rogersons Quay in Dublin on Tuesday as the parliamentary party meets in advance of the Dáil return. Ms McDonald said that Sinn Féin is tabling the motion because" the Taoiseach did not do his job" by failing to censure Mr Coveney. Later in her keynote address to the parliamentary party, Ms McDonald accused Mr Coveney of "being caught red-handed" and of "covering his tracks".

Source: Irish Examiner September 14, 2021 10:41 UTC