PILLARS OF SOCIETY

PROFILE: SIMON COVENEY

Date: February 10, 2022 - Pillars of Society

Simon Coveney

Simon Coveney

UNTIL RECENTLY the presumption inside and outside Fine Gael was that if any disaster – political or legal – should befall Leo Varadkar that Simon Coveney would be the clear favourite to succeed him. Thus the ‘dauphin’ would fulfil his long-promised destiny as one born to rule. Recent events and surprisingly undiplomatic clangers by Coveney… Read more »

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