Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It kept the embassy open but expelled the ambassador. Would that be an option for us? People ask me what the point is.

Why have this guy who is effectively a puppet put in there to spout desperate propaganda? That infamous interview with Sarah McInerney will go down in history as one of the most insulting interviews that ever happened in Irish broadcasting.

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