The revolving door
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It happens in many countries and it’s happened in Ireland before: the hopping between careers in political reporting and political spin. Poacher turned gamekeeper and all that. But surely an eyebrow to be raised at the news that the Political Editor of the Irish Independent, Gene McKenna, is to become Fianna Fail’s Director of Press Relations and head of the Press Office (FF press release, RTE).
This from the newspaper group with the lineage of “payback time” to Senator Eoghan Harris and lots of stuff in between. And an owner who carefully manages his time in the country. Interesting to see if anything changes at either the Indo or FF when he switches jobs.
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