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

screamer

gmisk wrote: »

I am gonna guess he is telling the truth here because if he is caught out...he is fecked

Time will tell, regardless though, he won’t suffer any repercussions so what difference does any of it make

golfball37

_Kaiser_ wrote: »

Hogan has issued a new statement per RTE News. Says he was in Kildare on Aug 5th where he tested negative for a CV-19 test. Then went to Kilkenny and was there until he went to Galway

Is he allowed leave Kildare with negative test ? Genuine question.
Alan Kelly said on radio earlier he spotted him hanging around the Dail recently too, did Phil explain how or when he was in Dublin ?

gmisk

MLM on RTE news now

_Kaiser_

golfball37 wrote: »

Is he allowed leave Kildare with negative test ? Genuine question.
Alan Kelly said on radio earlier he spotted him hanging around the Dail recently too, did Phil explain how or when he was in Dublin ?

Good questions.. the statement was read by one of the RTE reporters standing on the street as part of her wider report. I haven't seen anything in print though.

smelly sock

MLM nail on head.

gmisk

golfball37 wrote: »

Is he allowed leave Kildare with negative test ? Genuine question.
Alan Kelly said on radio earlier he spotted him hanging around the Dail recently too, did Phil explain how or when he was in Dublin ?

Kildare wasn't on lockdown I think on the date he left

Ashleigh1986

Will someone give me evens that mehole martin will have his maroon tie on ?

appledrop

You have to give it to Mary Lou she is great speaker.

I wouldnt be fan of Sinn Fein or policy but I do admire her.

Very good point about all judges, politicians, business golfing together. We all know it happens anyway but it is worrying that this was an official event.

_Kaiser_

Ah RTE... I wouldn't be a particular fan of MLM, but "whataboutery" over the funeral thing is a bit thin.

_Kaiser_

MM up after the break I think.

TCDStudent1

appledrop wrote: »

You have to give it to Mary Lou she is great speaker.

I wouldnt be fan of Sinn Fein or policy but I do admire her.

She is fairly putting emphasis on it being a golfing event, particularly when challenged about the funeral SF were at

Oops!

Ashleigh1986 wrote: »

Will someone give me evens that mehole martin will have his maroon tie on ?

I was going to take you up on that ......:D

gmisk

appledrop wrote: »

You have to give it to Mary Lou she is great speaker.

I wouldnt be fan of Sinn Fein or policy but I do admire her.

There are some very decent speakers and politicians like her, o'broin and Doherty, but outside of that top tier....... A lot of them are absolutely brutal

gifted

MM going talking now...questions and answers well rehearsed.....and...Action. .....fundamental this..fundamental that...

Doctor Jimbob

_Kaiser_ wrote: »

MM up after the break I think.

He looked very nervous in the preview before the break there.

ThewhiteJesus

appledrop wrote: »

You have to give it to Mary Lou she is great speaker.

I wouldnt be fan of Sinn Fein or policy but I do admire her.

She’s tailor made for opposition, but opposition only.

Montage of Feck

The judiciary hiding behind the shroud of "independence " yet again along with a state broadcaster and various other hanger ons. They're all literally members of the same club.

Doctor Jimbob

ThewhiteJesus wrote: »

She’s tailor made for opposition, but opposition only.

Have to say I'd agree with that. Don't think she'd do a great job as leader at all.

gmisk

ThewhiteJesus wrote: »

She’s tailor made for opposition, but opposition only.

I honestly don't see how she could be any worse than MM so far

y0ssar1an22

gifted wrote: »

MM going talking now...questions and answers well rehearsed.....and...Action. .....fundamental this..fundamental that...

hopefully Caitríona will ask him the tough q's, and call him out if he doesn't answer them.

smelly sock

gifted wrote: »

MM going talking now...questions and answers well rehearsed.....and...Action. .....fundamental this..fundamental that...

She needs to attack his judgement and leadership.

gifted

y0ssar1an22 wrote: »

hopefully Caitríona will ask him the tough q's, and call him out if he doesn't answer them.

Not a hope....

SeaFields

gifted wrote: »

MM going talking now...questions and answers well rehearsed.....and...Action. .....fundamental this..fundamental that...

And if policies criticized in any way...."well I don't accept that"...

appledrop

Doctor Jimbob wrote: »

He looked very nervous in the preview before the break there.

He looked like a ghost!

What is he going to come up with. Catriona better not be too soft on him.

_Kaiser_

ThewhiteJesus wrote: »

She’s tailor made for opposition, but opposition only.

Indeed. Like the rest of SF and some of the other left parties, they're useful in digging out scandals in the Big 2, but that's about it.

gmisk

I get the feeling MM will be using the old gardai are investigating excuse to avoid tough questions

Lundstram

Really wish Vincent Browne was doing this interview.

hotmail.com

Here's MM now on 6.1.

ShamNNspace

Just when you think it couldnt get more pytonesque up steps councillor Paudge Connolly one of the participants at the shindig , just back from a golfing holiday in spain not a bother on him the scoundrel

_Kaiser_

No chance RTE will grill MM.. he'll be allowed to set the tone and narrative exactly as he wishes.