We take a look at Katherine Zappone's €400-a-day retreats, as well as Noel Rock's journey from lobbied to lobbyist.
In a 2012 blog post titled If Johnny Adair had a nuclear weapon, Fine Gael councillor Ted Leddy fantasised about a loyalist coup leading to former UDA paramilitary Johnny Adair being installed as “the new dictator of Northern Ireland”.
Ahead of her new and specially created two-year UN role, Katherine Zappone in early June put her Dublin home up for sale.
This is the view. From the Ditch.