Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney has refused to say whether he deleted text messages relating to the Champagne gathering that took place at Iveagh House in breach of public health guidelines in June 2020.
His department stated in response to a Freedom of Information request last week that a “comprehensive search” of Mr Coveney’s phone had found no messages pertaining to the incident, either from the time of the event or since it came to public attention at the end of last year.
However, it is known that a text message relating specifically to the Iveagh House gathering was received by Mr Coveney on December 29, 2021.
