''The job was created & even the Taoiseach didn't know about it...''

The Hard Shoulder Highlights

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''The job was created & even the Taoiseach didn't know about it...''

Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney is facing fresh controversy over the Katherine Zappone Merriongate affair. It’s after he admitted deleting crucial text messages - blaming storage issues and fears of being hacked. It’s after he has faced continuing questions over Merriongate, and whether he was lobbied by former Minister Katherine Zappone for a UN special envoy job. Paul Murphy is People Before Profit TD for Dublin West and he joined Kieran to discuss... The Hard Shoulder Listen and subscribe to The Hard Shoulder on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

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