Tánaiste denies asking Patrick O’Donovan to resign after phone call before minister fell ill
4 sources·Updated October 29, 2026
Tánaiste Patrick O’Donovan
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- Irish Independent·8h ago‘You’re destroying my party’ – what Simon Harris surely didn’t say to Patrick O’Donovan during mystery call
On paternity leave, the Tánaiste urgently rang his outspoken minister while he was chairing a flagship EU meeting. Why?
Read at Irish Independent → - Irish Examiner Ireland·16h agoNo timeline for media minister Patrick O’Donovan’s return to work
Mr O’Donovan took ill at an EU telecommunications ministers meeting at the University of Limerick earlier this month
Read at Irish Examiner Ireland → - Irish Examiner·1d agoTánaiste denies asking Patrick O’Donovan to resign after phone call before minister fell ill
Simon Harris dismissed reports of a tense exchange, denied briefing a newspaper about the minister and said his return would depend on medical advice
Read at Irish Examiner → - Irish Independent Ireland·1d agoTánaiste Simon Harris confirms he was the senior minister who spoke to Patrick O’Donovan – and denies heated phone callRead at Irish Independent Ireland →
