Minister for Agriculture attends 81-person golf event in breach of health guidelines

lawrencesummers

He’s no loss.

Good riddance.

screamer

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

Ok he has done the only right thing at least.

Now, what about that judge that was there? He’s the one that would look down his nose at you or I.

Phil Hogan who is looking for a cushy job with WTO.

The senators who all received travel expenses when the entire country was on lockdown.

Who else?

We should stand them outside Leinster house in a non socially distanced group and fire rotten eggs at them!
Only joking but you know nothing will happen to them, a few half hearted sorrys and then back to cushy jobs........ such is the privilege of the elite

gifted

Nothing on RTE about him going

Dempo1

gifted wrote: »

Nothing on RTE about him going

Hes resigned

Jizique

gifted wrote: »

Nothing on RTE about him going

Confirmed on RTÉ

Dempo1

Jizique wrote: »

Confirmed on RTÉ

Yes, breaking news, no wonder he didn't go on for interview this m

Patser

Is that a record for shortest Ministerial career?

bryaj

He has resigned, done the right thing, bollix he should have been sacked, he should resign his seat.

P hogan and the judge and the rest should follow, simple.

Happy4all

Hotel saying they did nothing wrong??

No more than 50 in 2 separate rooms.

Does that mean we can have a wedding event of 100 in two partitioned rooms? Wasn't my understanding.

gifted

Yep, just heard it there

Benimar

Patser wrote: »

Is that a record for shortest Ministerial career?

I think his predecessor has that ‘honour’

A2LUE42

gifted wrote: »

Nothing on RTE about him going

Just now

https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2020/0821/1160425-politics-dara-calleary/?utm_source=xtremepush&utm_medium=webpush&utm_campaign=Minister+for+Agriculture+Dara+Calleary+resigning+from+Cabinet+after+attending+golf+society+event+in+Co+Galway+%28xtremepush+%2332805738%29&utm_term=notification+%23326146597_873594942&utm_content=A

Cute Hoor

He had no choice, 2 Agriculture ministers gone within 60 days

hotmail.com

The government is all over the place.

Martin has no authority.

The Health and Education Ministers are amateurs.

weldoninhio

lawrencesummers wrote: »

Can we come up with a better term for this than golfgate.

It lacks originality To say the least at this stage that every political controversy gets the word gate at the end of it.

It’s nearly 30 years since watergate FFS.


Plus the government has to fire Calleary or don’t dare issue anybody in this country with another guideline again.

This is Michaels Dominic Cummins moment, will he go all Boris on it and stick two fingers up at the people????

Shower of hypocritical, parasitic, elitist b@st@rds-gate

Sir Oxman

Calleary has resigned

Edit - oops, bit late - good news travels fast
Now for the useless senators

UsBus

I don't see why any senators on this list should be getting away with this. Now that Calleary has gone, there should be just as much focus on any other public representative that attended this.

I see the hotel are putting the blame on the Hotels federation for hosting this..there should be examples made here.

It's not as if any of these senators would be a loss, clearout needed.

bryaj

You can have 300 at your wedding if you wish in 6 rooms.

screamer

Happy4all wrote: »

Hotel saying they did nothing wrong??

No more than 50 in 2 separate rooms.

Does that mean we can have a wedding event of 100 in two partitioned rooms? Wasn't my understanding.

Yep I could really see hotel staff standing up to a bunch of politicians to say you must stay in your allocated partitioned room no mixing, can you?????

Dempo1

Patser wrote: »

Is that a record for shortest Ministerial career?

I actually think there was one way back even before Barry Cowan who lasted less time in the role, I'm open to correction.

Thelonious Monk

Holy Jerry St Buttimer better f*ck off too. Always gave me the creeps.

Patser

bryaj wrote: »

You can have 300 at your wedding if you wish in 6 rooms.

And a house party as long as no more than 6 in each room

Ohmeha

Calleary should have resigned immediately last night following his "apology" so no question he was pushed out this morning, it was the only outcome that had to happen

sydthebeat

Fcuk him, Good riddance.

Another public servant who thought he was about the people he serves

Thelonious Monk

So is he still a TD on the gravy train? People keep voting FF we deserve this.

screamer

Looks like his political career went over a
Clif den.....

whisky_galore

Gerry Hatrick wrote: »

This government is like a comedy sketch.

More like a blooper reel.

Harry Palmr

bryaj wrote: »

He has resigned, done the right thing, bollix he should have been sacked, he should resign his seat.

P hogan and the judge and the rest should follow, simple.

Within FF no else will go but yes there's several more who should be off. Hogan is not famous for humility however.

hotmail.com

He was supposed to appear on morning radio to do interviews. That got cancelled and he resigned instead.

Essentially another sacking.

Dempo1

What's the odds, Leo or Ryan will pull the plug on this shambles of a government, its all playing out nicely for Leo, the most Cunning and Devious of them all