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

.anon.

gmisk wrote: »

Do you honestly think Eamon Ryan will be that forceful? Not a chance.

My prediction he will brazen it out, MM will point to the fact he apologised etc right away (unlike Cowen)

And everyone else will point out that he didn't apologise right away. He apologised after he was caught. Just like Cowen.

Feisar

So golf galas for FF/FG, attending funerals for SF all while the rest of us lined roads and boreens around the country when friends and neighbours passed away.

gmisk

Edgware wrote: »

Did Maria Bailey have a go?

Oh God please tell me the trampoline had side netting!

Finty Lemon

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

SF will absolutely tear into them over this

Whatever about fg and ff I’d say the greens will make it clear callery has to go before the wkend is out.

After the rent-a-cortege scenes in Belfast a few weeks ago it would be a tad hypocritical

smelly sock

bryaj wrote: »

Calleary, minister for agriculture, are any of the factories in kildare centre of outbreaks now open while residents of kildare in lockdown?

Hypocrites, he and the rest of them.

They have surely lost the people now.

Kildare chilling company is back operational while we cant play a game of ****ing hurling or football.

Fuascailteoir

Cushtie wrote: »

He is getting a fair roasting in the replys to his "apology" on twitter.

Not that he will take any notice. I reckon they will try to ride this one out.

Is a tough one to ride out given the last couple of days. Better to get rid of him and try to save the other 80 of the great and the good

StackSteevens

Finty Lemon wrote: »

The faux outrage is strong on this one

Hi Dara. How's things in Ballina?

gmisk

.anon. wrote: »

And everyone else will point out that he didn't apologise right away. He apologised after he was caught. Just like Cowen.

My prediction MM will ignore that point...
I saw someone post online if Calleary goes...the last two ministers in that portfolio have lasted on average 22.5 days....lol

ChikiChiki

Is Kildare going to be released from lockdown tomorrow to save the Govts blushes.

Aka how our neighbours dealt with Cummings, I think it's likely.

Interesting to note a poll published in the UK last week noted that the Cummings response caused a significant increase in cases and public perception.

Gerry Hatrick

Edgware wrote: »

Did Maria Bailey have a go?

No she was at a swingers gathering.

Cute Hoor

gmisk wrote: »

Do you honestly think Eamon Ryan will be that forceful? Not a chance.

My prediction he will brazen it out, MM will point to the fact he apologised etc right away (unlike Cowen)

Eamon mighn't be that forceful, but he is like a dead man walking in the party, there will surely be pressure from others within the party.

TCDStudent1

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

SF will absolutely tear into them over this

Whatever about fg and ff I’d say the greens will make it clear callery has to go before the wkend is out.

Not sure SF are in a position to do because of the Storey funeral.



However, the Greens are certainly in a position to call it out.



I am not sure how often you can keep sacking ministers though before it becomes a non-functioning government.

StackSteevens

.anon. wrote: »

And everyone else will point out that he didn't apologise right away. He apologised after he was caught. Just like Cowen.

Amusingly by apologising, he's dug a big hole for everyone else who attended!

If he was wrong to attend an event that he admits was "in breach of public health guidelines" then, by implication, so was everyone else! So they'll all have to apologise now - including the recently appointed Supreme Court judge!

Finty Lemon

StackSteevens wrote: »

Hi Dara. How's things in Ballina?

Quiet. Has been all week sure.

gmisk

Cute Hoor wrote: »

Eamon mighn't be that forceful, but he is like a dead man walking in the party, there will surely be pressure from others within the party.

True I know things were a lot tighter in leadership contest than people thought it would be. We will see but I have my doubts

ChikiChiki

Edz87 wrote: »

12 people at my dad's funeral at the beginning of the crisis and within the hour he was put in the ground I was back home sitting on my couch staring into space. Alone with my wife.

This cnut can pick a window

For any defenders. This.

He has to go, end of.

Hotblack Desiato

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

Were you in the same hotel?

Yes. Leaving Saturday.

We've come here every year for the last five years now.

I'm shocked they allowed this to happen.

Van.Bosch

His apology says “in light of this weeks restrictions”, it was already banned for last few months!

ebbsy

I think he is toast.

No way out in the light of current events.

Who will be number 3 ????

SEPT 23 1989

Hogans travel arrangements need to be looked at very carefully

gmisk

ebbsy wrote: »

I think he is toast.

No way out in the light of current events.

Who will be number 3 ????

Jim OCallaghan?

WoollyRedHat

SeaFields wrote: »

If I put a partition up on my house can I have more than six people over?

Only if they're from up North and they don't mingle with the southerners, except for the speeches.

McMurphy

Millionaire only not wrote: »

Leo must be laughing senceless behind the scenes

Leo won't say too much about it, there was a few FGers on the scene too.

gmisk

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Hogans travel arrangements need to be looked at very carefully

Well he does love his expenses doesn't he...

Van.Bosch

Van.Bosch wrote: »

His apology says “in light of this weeks restrictions”, it was already banned for last few months!

This is what boiled my piss the most about the apology. Idiot.

Worse still that those involved thought that this wouldn't be a big deal or get reported on.

Van.Bosch

ebbsy wrote: »

I think he is toast.

No way out in the light of current events.

Who will be number 3 ????

They pushed Michael Cawley, what’s the difference here?

StackSteevens

Cute Hoor wrote: »

Serious pressure on the Greens tonight

I don't think it should even come to that. The Minister for Health should already have told MM that it's "him or me". If DC isn't sacked, then Donnelly will be seen to have zero credibility - and he'll be screwed by the media at every Covid press conference - as will MM.

ebbsy

smelly sock wrote: »

Kildare chilling company is back operational while we cant play a game of ****ing hurling or football.

They put ice packs on their faces to dodge the temperature checks.

Charles Babbage

This is not good for FF.
However, I would ask whether any attendee knew the layout of things at the hotel before going there. No doubt if asked the hotel would claim that they were complying with the regulations. So I would distinguish between the organisers and the attendees. Now the attendees should probably have left if they arrived and there were too many, but that is different from organising the event.

Charles Babbage

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

Only if they're from up North and they don't mingle with the southerners, except for the speeches.

If your house is half in the North can you have 12 people?