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

brooke 2

is_that_so wrote: »

And he's not wrong, most of the 80 were private citizens.

So are the rest of us who are abiding by the rules!

MickeyLeari

brooke 2 wrote: »

According to some reports in the papers today, trays of oysters were passed around before dinner. This was clearly against all the advice we were given from the start. These guys were so non chalant about all the precautions by which the rest of the country were abiding, that they deserve absolutely everything which is/will be thrown at them!!

The hotel should be shut down then.

hotmail.com

Hopefully that spells the end of Brian Hayes on radio panels talking sh*te.

hotmail.com

MickeyLeari wrote: »

The hotel should be shut down then.

It looks like a dump as well.

divillybit

In the context of the ongoing Brexit negotiations, which haven't gone away you know...i hope Big Phil doesent resign. He's the trade commissioner and Ireland Inc will need lots of EU support if there is a disorderly Brexit

hotmail.com

divillybit wrote: »

In the context of the ongoing Brexit negotiations, which haven't gone away you know...i hope Big Phil doesent resign. He's the trade commissioner and Ireland Inc will need lots of EU support if there is a disorderly Brexit

He'll be replaced by someone else. Policy stays the same.

Civil servants do most of the work anyway.

Brexit is going to be pushed down the road.

Field east

appledrop wrote: »

Ha ha its good to laugh through the anger!

I thought that I was the only one who noticed it. Dat makes two of us. Not enough to make it a resigning matter ,?
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Cute Hoor

divillybit wrote: »

In the context of the ongoing Brexit negotiations, which haven't gone away you know...i hope Big Phil doesent resign. He's the trade commissioner and Ireland Inc will need lots of EU support if there is a disorderly Brexit

Hogan walking will not make an iota of difference to the trade negotiations, and he is the EU Trade Commissioner not the Ireland Trade Commissioner.

MickeyLeari

hotmail.com wrote: »

He'll be replaced by someone else. Policy stays the same.

Civil servants do most of the work anyway.

Brexit is going to be pushed down the road.

There will be a Commission reshuffle and the replacement (EU may demand a woman nominee from Ireland) will be put in charge of culture. Meanwhile the big countries will be looking on thinking how stupid the new Irish PM is.

ExMachina1000

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Expanded list now doing the rounds

Sir Oxman

Hogan has issued a longer apology just now (read out on radio)
The game continues.

nacho libre

Micheal must be sweating on no significant clusters emerging from the reopening of the schools. That might be the tipping point. Leo has been busy washing his hands of Micheal lately in case it all comes crashing down.

DeanAustin

I’d assume the 105 minute rule applied to them. Probably a minor detail but wonder if that was observed.

ChikiChiki

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

But there is no absolute right.

These people have to be elected, by you and I.

Political family dynasties exist because of each generation being exposed to polotics from an early age.
In some households politics and current affairs are topics of everyday conversation, it others it is not, but in the households it is the children tend to be more politically aware as they grow up, vote regularly, get involved in local groups etc.

In the households of elected representatives, be they local or national, the children are highly exposed to polotics, and become engaged and involved themselves as they grow up, that's why we have dynasties.

Take Helen McEntee as the perfect example.
Her father was a politician, she grew up watching him work, she spent years with him on campaigns etc
She studied politics in college.
When he died and she ran for the vacant seat the usual rabble on here were giving out about families etc etc, but she was a perfectly qualified individual to run for office.
And she has proven herself a very capable politician since.

The Healy Rae's grew up in a family that was impressed in politics, it's no surprise that they would get involved themselves.

And the family does not always win.
In 1994 Beverly Flynn can for the seat vacated by her father's move to the EU.

She lost to newcomer Michael Ring, who has been there ever since.

It's very clear that Helen McEntee is where she is through her own capabilities.

The Healy Raes are a different level of basket cases. Danny and the younger ones are quite poor.

Dynasties are not right in some cases.

jojofizzio

ExMachina1000 wrote: »

https://www.facebook.com/116110171774654/posts/3484684268250544/?sfnsn=mo&extid=JFmeblCImkJjXtkZ


Expanded list now doing the rounds

Did Donie Cassidy have a table to himself coz he insisted on social distancing??
Or did nobody want to sit with him??

Umaro

There you go folks, the apology everyone wanted.


Thread can be closed now, right?

coolshannagh28

hotmail.com wrote: »

Hopefully that spells the end of Brian Hayes on radio panels talking sh*te.

He is a busted flush , credibility shot, the banks and vultures will drop him .

Loafing Oaf

Sir Oxman wrote: »

"The Sunday Independent has also learned that senior members of the judiciary, including the Chief Justice, have misgivings about Mr Justice Woulfe's attendance at the gala dinner. Chief Justice Frank Clarke is to speak to Mr Justice Woulfe upon his return from holiday in the coming weeks.

Point was made on the radio this morning that it's highly questionable for a Supreme Court judge to be attending this sort of event even in 'normal times'. They were talking about the procedure for 'sacking' a judge but you would imagine the government would be very reluctant to go down this road.

MickeyLeari

ExMachina1000 wrote: »

https://www.facebook.com/116110171774654/posts/3484684268250544/?sfnsn=mo&extid=JFmeblCImkJjXtkZ


Expanded list now doing the rounds

The same list from Thursday night I think.

Loafing Oaf

jojofizzio wrote: »

Did Donie Cassidy have a table to himself coz he insisted on social distancing??
Or did nobody want to sit with him??

Foster & Allen didn't turn up:p

Sir Oxman

Loafing Oaf wrote: »

Point was made on the radio this morning that it's highly questionable for a Supreme Court judge to be attending this sort of event even in 'normal times'. They were talking about the procedure for 'sacking' a judge but you would imagine the government would be very reluctant to go down this road.

The Dail can go down the road of impeachment but that is extremely unlikely.
It's up to Frank Clarke now?

is_that_so

Sir Oxman wrote: »

The Dail can go down the road of impeachment but that is extremely unlikely.
It's up to Frank Clarke now?

Based on what law?

Loafing Oaf

Sir Oxman wrote: »

The Dail can go down the road of impeachment but that is extremely unlikely.
It's up to Frank Clarke now?

Yeah you'd imagine if his colleagues on the Supreme Court handed him the revolver and the bottle of whiskey Wolfie would realise the game was up (in a way Big Phil might not)

ChikiChiki

I would love to know who the 8 with Donie Cassidy were.

Cassidy co signed the invitations. There could be some real skeleton there. You would wonder why these people were not named.

seligehgit

is_that_so wrote: »

Based on what law?

Article 34 section 1 sub section 1 Bunreacht na hÉireann

jelutong

jojofizzio wrote: »

Did Donie Cassidy have a table to himself coz he insisted on social distancing??
Or did nobody want to sit with him??

Wigs on the green so to speak..

DeanAustin

Umaro wrote: »

There you go folks, the apology everyone wanted.


Thread can be closed now, right?

Most people have been calling for him to go, not for an apology. That it arrived three days late following other less remorseful statements only heightens the sense that it’s not genuine and a stunt to salvage his job.

The man should resign.

is_that_so

seligehgit wrote: »

Article 34 section 1 sub section 1 Bunreacht na hÉireann

For attending a meal? Talk about a disproportionate reaction. They didn't get rid of the judge in the child porn case, they won't do it here.

Edgware

Loafing Oaf wrote: »

Foster & Allen didn't turn up:p

Why wasnt TR Dallas lined up for the after meal "entertainment"
He could have done a duo with Big Phil singing "Oh Lord it's so hard to be humble"

FrancieBrady

DeanAustin wrote: »

Most people have been calling for him to go, not for an apology. That it arrived three days late following other less remorseful statements only heightens the sense that it’s not genuine and a stunt to salvage his job.

The man should resign.

Now we'll also see how serious Leo and Michael were.

Government in chaos and tatters.