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State s â¬8 million jet forced into emergency landing while bringing Minister Simon Coveney to Turkey
It is believed a technical issue relating to a part overheating caused the aircraft to turn back
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The stateâs â¬8 million government jet developed a technical fault mid-air on a flight bringing Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney to Turkey.
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Debunked: No, there wasn t a media blackout on Simon Coveney s official visit to Turkey last month
It has been claimed that the media was told not to cover the minister’s trip last month. By Stephen McDermott Friday 5 Feb 2021, 6:45 AM Feb 5th 2021, 6:45 AM 23,846 Views 0 Comments
A NUMBER OF posts on social media claim there was a media blackout on a recent trip by Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney to Turkey.
The claim was first made in a Facebook post shared over 150 times which was accompanied by a photo of Coveney on the trip.
It said: “Coveney in Turkey seeking more migrents [sic] to welcome into Ireland. Media blackout on this trip.”