Taoiseach's office waited a month for briefing on call that turned out to be prankJames CoxIt took a month after the initial request for the Taoiseach's office to receive a briefing about what he thought was a videocall with African diplomats, but turned out to be Russian comedians. On September 3rd, an official in the Taoiseach's office said she believed Mr Varadkar should do the call, but requested a follow up from the Department of Foreign Affairs. The Taoiseach's private secretary, liaising with a man who called himself Tordeta, offered a date for the videocall on September 11th. On September 18th, the Taoiseach's private secretary said Mr Varadkar was no longer available for the proposed date of September 25th. On September 25th, the Taoiseach's secretary re-scheduled the videocall for October 4th at 3.45pm.

Source: Irish Independent March 03, 2024 08:06 UTC