The cables from US diplomatic missions around the world – dumped in their thousands by Wikileaks – included a number from the Irish Embassy in Ballsbridge.
The cables contained records of meetings with diplomats, politicians and civil servants in an effort by the US to discover what was really happening in Ireland during the unfolding economic crisis of 2008/2009.
One regular visitor to Dublin 4 was Kevin Cardiff. The cables that feature Mr Cardiff show that not only was he often very wrong about virtually everything but that he was willing to go along with efforts to mislead the EU and Irish voters to push through government policy.
January 2008: ‘Housing Market Remains Healthy’
May, 2008: ‘Moving Jobs To Northern Ireland Instead Of EU Partners’
June 2008: Telling The Farmers One Thing…
July, 2008: Economy Fundamentally Sound
October 2008: Stop A Herd Mentality ‘Based Mostly On Rumour And Innuendo’
April 2009: Nama Has ‘A Decade Or More’ To Sell Off Assets
US Cables (May 2008)
Us Cable (June 2008)
US Cable (July 2008)
US Cable (October 2008)
US Cable (April 2009)
MEPS To Approve Cardiff Nomination (Irish Times)
Previously: Kevin’s Gate: The Back To Back Loans
Kevin Cardiff: The De Rossa Defence