Pat Flanagan: Civil servants flouted lockdown rules, so when is the court case

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'When can we expect An Garda Siochana to take statements from the head honchos at the Department of Foreign Affairs? When hell freezes over, that’s when.'

Senior civil servants flouted Covid-19 rules with a champagne party at a time when the rest of us couldn’t move five kilometres from our homes – so when’s the court case?

The Good Lord said it is easier to get a camel through the eye of a needle than a rich man through the gates of heaven. In that infamous picture of the celebrations is John Concannon, the former head of the then taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s controversial spin unit. While the civil servants celebrated at Iveagh House, grieving families were unable to attend the funerals of loved ones due to a limit of 25 on the number of people who could attend a service.

The Department of Foreign Affairs found a nice cushy UN number for former minister Katherine Zappone and she celebrated her appointment with a party. It is hard to escape the fact that there are elements in the background in this country who wield enormous power and influence without the contingent responsibility that comes with it.

 

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