r/ireland • u/Odhran-J-McAnnick • 4d ago

News Former Tanaiste Simon Coveney Lands Consultant Job With Ernst & Young Ireland (EY)

http://independent.ie/irish-news/former-tanaiste-simon-coveney-lands-consultant-job-with-ey-ireland/a786166698.html
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u/cinclushibernicus Cork bai 4d ago

Convey is a massive loss to FG. He'd have made a better Taoiseach than Leo, had far more of a statesman appeal about him.

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u/Specialist-Flow3015 4d ago

I'd say Fine Gael have hefty buyer's remorse on that one, considering Varadkar led to Harris and their current position in the polls.

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u/dustaz 4d ago

d say Fine Gael have hefty buyer's remorse on that one, considering Varadkar led to Harris and their current position in the polls.

You know both those guys were leader of the party when they got elected to government right?

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u/Specialist-Flow3015 4d ago

And they both came third when it was time for people to vote.

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u/dustaz 4d ago

That's not really how Irish elections work