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

isup

I can't believe this. Absolute scum. Sorry but it has to be said

Hawthorn Tree

It took 5 months of planning to set up this high performing government.

Poor_old_gill

I’d say stick a fork in it

Millionaire only not

Silentcorner wrote: »

FF are imploding, it has all gone horribly wrong for them, I take no joy in saying it but they have only themselves to blame....

Leo must be laughing senceless behind the scenes

Gerry Hatrick

Lundstram wrote: »

I really hope Barry Cowen had a good laugh at this. He was shafted, this muppet should be sacked by the weekend, don't give him the option of resigning just sack him.

He didn't get shafted. I absolutely despise drink drivers.

Gerry Hatrick

And to think people laugh at Trump. These guys are worse.

ChikiChiki

Dara Calleary is an absolute parochial gob****e. Have seen him appear at more than one family/friemds funeral over the years with absolutely no affiliation.

Why oh why the fook did he think would get away with this. The brazeness of it is the most galling thing. This is the same fella who threw his toys out of the pram when he didn't get a cabinet position.

Gob****e.

TheValeyard

How did he think no one would find out? What a complete gobsh1te.

Hawthorn Tree

Millionaire only not wrote: »

Sinn Fein will love this one

Were there any SF folks in this golf society dinner?

screamer

Silentcorner wrote: »

FF are imploding, it has all gone horribly wrong for them, I take no joy in saying it but they have only themselves to blame....

That’s what happens when you cling to power at any cost, when you know very well in your heart you should leave but cling on you will.
A leader who no one folllows is no leader.......

StackSteevens

Ray Donovan wrote: »

https://twitter.com/sandra_hurley/status/1296533096083468290

Pathetically, the Mayo Moron appears to believe that an apology will save him. I used to think that Enda Kenny was the thickest TD in Mayo since Beverley Looper Flynn lost her seat. It's now clear that I was doing him an injustice.

Fann Linn

Hawthorn Tree wrote: »

We're there any SF folks in this golf society dinner?

Closest I read was Workers Party and Lorraine Higgins from Labour.

dundalkfc10

Fann Linn wrote: »

Closest I read was Workers Party and Lorraine Higgins from Labour.

Closest hahah

The answer is No

the purple tin

Minister of Ag post must be cursed in 2020. Who will be the next victim?

smurgen

Millionaire only not wrote: »

Leo must be laughing senceless behind the scenes

I hope he's not. He's just as complicit in my eyes. He said handing the government to FF would be like handing the FAI back to John Delaney. He handed it to them.

odyssey06

Its ok. When I see Calleary I think under that skin theres a reptilian... probably immune from covid.
Did anyone see the menu?
Did it mention live prey?

For Forks Sake

the purple tin wrote: »

Minister of Ag post must be cursed in 2020. Who will be the next victim?

Whoever it is will be getting a resignation letter template at the same time as their seal of office

Fann Linn

dundalkfc10 wrote: »

Closest hahah

The answer is No

Good. Didn't go through the whole guest list. Got as far as the ambassador from Morocco or Tunisia and moved on.

cannotlogin

No fan of Data Calleary but surely this is bigger than that.

Does the Oirechtas cover all of our elected representatives, Dail, Seanad, President etc. How on earth could anyone thing this was appropriate to organise let alone attend is mind boggling.

How can the politicians expect public buy in when they don't follow the restrictions themselves.

No fan of FG but things really appear to becoming a complete ****show since FF have taken the driving seat.

Hawthorn Tree

Covid really has exposed our political system and the poor calibre of our politicians.

FrancieBrady

Millionaire only not wrote: »

Leo must be laughing senceless behind the scenes

Plenty of FGers there too. Leo would be best going shopping and saying nothing.

ChikiChiki

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I find this as, if not more disgraceful, than the Berlin D2 cluster **** and think that everyone concerned is an absolute ficktard that deserves nothing but contempt

Without a shadow of a doubt its disgraceful, actually its worse.

Silentcorner

screamer wrote: »

That’s what happens when you cling to power at any cost, when you know very well in your heart you should leave but cling on you will.
A leader who no one folllows is no leader.......

Ya, the old party of power used to be a lot slicker than this though...

They have a huge demographic problem, they've just had a very poor election back in January, that may well prove to be their best for some time....they are at each others throats since they got back in power, it is all unseemly!!!

The issue for us is how much damage they are going to do, it can't be easy to lead the country at this time, none of us need this instability.

Millionaire only not

Hawthorn Tree wrote: »

Were there any SF folks in this golf society dinner?

I think golf society is bit above the Sinn Fein candidates . Ud have better chance finding them at diesel laundry , discussing there next import of drugs or counting there Northern Ireland bank money .

For Forks Sake

cannotlogin wrote: »

No fan of Data Calleary but surely this is bigger than that.

Does the Oirechtas cover all of our elected representatives, Fail, Seanad, President etc. How on earth could anyone thing this was appropriate to organise let alone attend is mind boggling.

How can the politicians expect public buy in when they don't follow the restrictions themselves.

No fan of FG but things really appear to becbeccoming a complete ****show since FF have taken the driving seat.

The event was organised by the President of the society and former Fianna Fáil TD Donie Cassidy

Proper old school ignorant FF stock

LawBoy2018

Hawthorn Tree wrote: »

Covid really has exposed our political system and the poor calibre of our politicians.

Predominantly FF politicians. They're an absolute shambles.

isup

Saying he was there to pay tribute to someone he respected . While the rest of us sticking with restrictions and advice. He should definitely step down or be sacked.

antimatterx

Don't change FF, if nothing else you give us a laugh when you're in government

ChikiChiki

StackSteevens wrote: »

If Catherine Martin has a pair of balls in her dungarees then she should insist that MM gives Calleary the Michael Cawley treatment. And Baldy Donnelly must back her up.

Presumably the thick necked Mayo mucker used his taxpayer-funded car and driver to bring him (and his unfortunate wife) to and from the knees up - on the basis that it was "gubberment business" .

Exactly. The message has to be consistent. If they turn a blind eye to this, it will be reflected in wider non compliance by the public.

I cannot understate how important optics and perception are in the battle against Covid.

Two of the most important things from our public representatives.

Atlantic Dawn

It's kind of nostalgic looking at FF properly fook themselves up, reminds me of such great ministers before as Martin Cullen, Jim McDaid, Ivor Callely. I wonder will Calleary play the old game of steady as she goes and hope it goes away?

Jimi H

This is him defending the restrictions on Newstalk on Tuesday. Of course, he talks about personal responsibility a lot. It really is incredible how these people are in charge https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/highlights-from-the-hard-shoulder/covid-restrictions-dara-calleary

dundalkfc10

Millionaire only not wrote: »

I think golf society is bit above the Sinn Fein candidates . Ud have better chance finding them at diesel laundry , discussing there next import of drugs or counting there Northern Ireland bank money .

What have Sinn Féin got to do with this?

StackSteevens

Should the title of this thread be changed to read "Former Minister for Agriculture ..........."?

JP Liz V1

Ray Donovan wrote: »

https://twitter.com/sandra_hurley/status/1296533096083468290

Not accepted fcuk off resign

Hotblack Desiato

dhaughton99 wrote: »

The Oireachtas Golf Society = Our betters.

I thought there was a suspiciously large number of golf w@nkers hanging around our hotel yesterday....

Millionaire only not

smurgen wrote: »

I hope he's not. He's just as complicit in my eyes. He said handing the government to FF would be like handing the FAI back to John Delaney. He handed it to them.

Wouldn’t agree I don’t here anyone blaming Leo for any mishaps since Michae’l started at driving seat .
Leo gave all this free money , had the whole country in his hands before he left . I think fg will walk the next election and that might be sooner rather than later .

Ray Donovan

Ray Donovan wrote: »

https://twitter.com/sandra_hurley/status/1296533096083468290

What about all the people that want to pay their respects to somebody that has died. But they can’t because of current restrictions.

Every single attendee should be named and **** off from dipping into the public purse forevermore.

This is sickening.

ChikiChiki

Ray Donovan wrote: »

https://twitter.com/sandra_hurley/status/1296533096083468290

It's as hollow and insincere as it gets.

Lundstram

MM was well able to mention a 20 second clip from some rogue bar in Dublin during his speach the other day. This had 80 people, many of whom are politicians of high ranking. Time for him to grow a pair of balls now.

Guess we'll get the usual ehh.. ohh.. hmm.. from him.

Millionaire only not

dundalkfc10 wrote: »

What have Sinn Féin got to do with this?

Are they not our main opposition party ffs

odyssey06

Shouldnt all attendees at least start self isolating now...

Itssoeasy

These lads are aware they are playing senior hurling(or football for minister in question) yeah ? I mean in a week where their messaging has been questioned and they are asking us the Irish people to keep doing the things we need to do and yet this happens. Surely he'll have to resign now because he did something that the government and public health experts are asking us to do.

Mrsmum

We're all tired of the restrictions and a lot of people are only looking for an excuse to ignore them. He has just handed them the reason they need.

ChikiChiki

odyssey06 wrote: »

Shouldnt all attendees at least start self isolating now...

Yeah the public should demand that at least.

Sir Oxman

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Surely must resign?


https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40035389.html

Ireland's Cummings moment.
So expect the gets to stay where they are.
And Calleary was all over the news explaining and defending the new regs then off he goes to his do.

smurgen

Sir Oxman wrote: »

Ireland's Cummings moment.
So expect the gets to stay where they are.

Maybe it was a mass eye test? Perhaps Specsavers were clearing a backlog?

El Tarangu

Why would the Oireachtas bloody golf society be organising any public events at this juncture, nevermind one that sails so close to the wind/actually breaches laws on public gatherings?

It beggars belief that any sitting politician who will be looking for reelection would be so tone deaf as to public opinion to attend a social event like this, at this moment in time.

FrancieBrady

Does splitting the hall in two make them all 'partitionists'?

Jim Root

He simply has to go, how is there any alternative outcome here?

For Forks Sake

[QUOTE=Itssoeasy;114370481]These lads are aware they are playing senior hurling(or football for minister in question) yeah ? I mean in a week where their messaging has been questioned and they are asking us the Irish people to keep doing the things we need to do and yet this happens. Surely he'll have to resign now because he did something that the government and public health experts are asking us to do.[/QUOTE]

It wouldn't be unknown for those representing Mayo to fall asunder for no good reason