Look at the Arrogant Fucking Smirk, on the face of Burgess, all Over, all Promoted, while Calleary, Cowen, got Kicked up the Arse by Martin, and the Exit Door was the only way out for them. Martin the only Fianna Fail Leader, to Shaft his own, to Please the Blue Shirts?? It Confuses Logic???

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Controversy: Former secretary general Niall Burgess’s now-infamous selfie of the Champagne party that took place at the Department of Foreign Affairs in June 2020, while the rest of the country was in lockdown. Photo: Niall Burgess Twitter

February 01 2022 02:30 AM

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In the lead-up to the UN Security Council vote in June 2020, senior Department of Foreign Affairs officials put in place a plan to have staff on site on the night should they need to mount “a fast, responsive and effective mini-campaign”.

A report into the controversial celebration in Iveagh House said this was necessary so staff could lobby for votes across the world and would have involved officials working all night.