Leo Varadkar's statement effectively confirms the core factual allegation of @VillageMagIRE story - that he sent the document to the President of the NAGP.
Behind bluster about defamatory is an assertion that there was nothing wrong about it because info was in public domain.
Behind bluster about defamatory is an assertion that there was nothing wrong about it because info was in public domain.
But the document was not in the public domain. A press release about it was in the public domain. That's a very different thing.
Consider the messages between inner sanctum of NAGP. If they thought it was in the public domain, why did they refer to it as "very confidential"?
Consider the messages between inner sanctum of NAGP. If they thought it was in the public domain, why did they refer to it as "very confidential"?
His suggestion that he can't be in breach of Section 7 the Corruption Offences Act 2018 because he didn't receive any benefit is inaccurate.
It expressly provides that it's an offence if you use confidential information for the advantage of "any other person."
It expressly provides that it's an offence if you use confidential information for the advantage of "any other person."
Does the Taoiseach accept Varadkar's explanation? Does Eamon Ryan?
Will time be set aside in the Dail on Tuesday for questions and answers about this?
Will time be set aside in the Dail on Tuesday for questions and answers about this?
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