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TAOISEACH LEO VARADKAR and Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin will again meet this morning in last-ditch efforts to avert a Christmas election.
The pair have just over 12 hours before a Fianna Fáil motion of no confidence in Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald is to be debated in the Dáil tonight.
Last night the Tánaiste’s former department released information that appears to make things worse for Fitzgerald.
Among the revelations in last night’s tonight’s trove of documents was an email from Fitzgerald’s private secretary which says that she had “noted” the email which highlighted a row between the legal team for the then-Garda Commissioner Nórirín O’Sullivan and lawyers for Garda whistleblower Maurice McCabe during the O’Higgins Commission of Investigation.
This follows a statement the Tánaiste gave to the Dáil, where Fitzgerald said she did not remember reading the email.
Despite this, the government says that its support of the Tánaiste hasn’t changed as a result of the release; the Tánaiste herself has defended her inaction on the information contained in the email, saying that it wasn’t within her remit to prevent that legal approach.
The Tanaiste has tweeted that the new documents confirmed that she couldn’t interfere.
The Taoiseach and Micheal Martin are said to remain keen to avoid an election in the interest of the country.
Canvassers sent out over the weekend were warned that ‘the door will be shut in their faces’ if there’s a Christmas election.
However as it stands Fianna Fail’s motion of no confidence in the Tanaiste is due to be debated at 8pm tonight.
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I do feel sorry for genuine asylum seekers but in reality the vast majority seem to be economic migrants. Also our appeal system is a joke it really needs to be updated 3 appeals and your out. I have a friend who was working in the immigration office in Dublin and has since left and the stories he told me are a joke
@Graham Light: does that justify burning their accommodation down, or…
@Paddington C.: No certainly not
@Paddington C.: Do you know what caused the fire ? Maybe wait until you find out ?
@Pl O’neill: Ya like that was an accident, how dare anyone speculate that this fire was started deliberately.
100 of them to moville, 100 to roosky, 100 to Wicklow and 80 to kenmare all in the space of 4 weeks. Also great tourist towns too! Shame! Why can’t Saudi Arabia take in refugees/asylum seekers! DP costs Ireland €68 million a year. We have to say now from now on.
@Donal: Yawn.
@Donal: Google UN Global compact for migration.
It’s the end of the nation state as we know it.
I used to detest Justin Barrett, but I’ll be voting for the National Party if given the opportunity next time out.
@Donal: Because our politicians keep saying yes to Europe.I would not like one of these centres near me.Let the snowflakes begin.
@Donal: My comment about the building program was removed.
@Donal: DP is very profitable for those running them.
@Patricia McCarthy: Let me guess, you weren’t all on board with the Journal’s progressive pro-immigration policy?
That champagne socialist president has plenty of space in the aras for them in dublin, near all the help they need.
@Adrian: Ssshhh. He is rather busy right now, reading his own poetry.
All for allowing genuine asylum seekers. Let them go through the process and if genuine allow them stay. Ban appeals process this is the biggest problem with our system.
In regards to the fire it does seem very suspicious indeed but it could be genuine also it is a wait and see.
@JesusMoreBullshit: can see this happening more,.
Strange that my comment about being robbed last night by two South American men was removed. I wasnt stating that all South American people are bad.
not a word about this on rte 12 noon news…..
No room at any of the Inn’s for Asia Bibi.
yea right, the place just spontaneously combusted.
It was petrol bombed
@Diar O Doc: Any confirmation on that?
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