PHIL HOGAN NEEDS TO RESIGN.

stockshares

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

The hotel owner maybe? He was at one of the tables?

Hes in the Oil business and does now or once did hold shares in the Shelbourne Hotel.
https://www.irishtimes.com/business/sweeney-holding-firm-trebles-profits-1.1290877

the purple tin

ExMachina1000 wrote: »

Hes on a salary of close to 26,000 euro per month. And all of that sweet sweet power too.

Hes going nowhere

Don't forget the junkets: jetting first class around the globe, staying at top hotels, wined and dined at banquets and dinner-parties with the best grub the country has to offer. All on expenses.
It's a job for life effectively.
Wild horses wouldn't drag Hulk out of Brussels.

expectationlost

stockshares wrote: »

Hes in the Oil business and does now or once did hold shares in the Shelbourne Hotel.
https://www.irishtimes.com/business/sweeney-holding-firm-trebles-profits-1.1290877

can't find out if its his son or nephew who actually runs the hotel. https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-sweeney-50bb004b/?originalSubdomain=ie

jm08

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

I’m not buying that line. His representative has already issued a few lies about his whereabouts before that.

If this US deal is soooo important then why did Phil leave those documents behind him when he went to stay in Kilkenny on August 8th?

Seems he had some medical procedure and was in Kilkenny for recovery. Probably didn't expect Kildare to be in lockdown.

Spokesperson says: “On his way from Kilkenny to Clifden, the Commissioner stopped briefly at his apartment in Kildare for the purpose of collecting personal belongings and essential work documents (relating to EU/US trade negotiations which continued while he was in Galway)” …

Since it was work related, he was allowed to go to Kildare.

And yes, the EU-US trade deal is important.

Jizique

the purple tin wrote: »

Don't forget the junkets: jetting first class around the globe, staying at top hotels, wined and dined at banquets and dinner-parties with the best grub the country has to offer. All on expenses.
It's a job for life effectively.
Wild horses wouldn't drag Hulk out of Brussels.

Jealousy gets you nowhere

1990sman

phil hogan does not need to resign.

expectationlost

jm08 wrote: »

Seems he had some medical procedure and was in Kilkenny for recovery. Probably didn't expect Kildare to be lockdown.


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Since it was work related, he was allowed to go to Kildare.

And yes, the EU-US trade deal is important.

if you were staying at the K-club then had to go to hospital and then to another place to stay, then were due to go to golfing event what would you need pick up before you went to the golf course?

Sardonicat

1990sman wrote: »

phil hogan does not need to resign.

What would he need to do, in your opinion, to have to resign?

Hawthorn Tree

Loafing Oaf wrote: »

Well whoever it was is or should be in very hot water.

The owner of the hotel is John Sweeney and attended the dinner.

This post is worth a read.

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=114382349&postcount=1879

Higgins5473

1990sman wrote: »

phil hogan does not need to resign.

I tip my hat to this much, you seem to have put any of Phils detractors back in their box in a very concise and almost cut throat way with that response.

I’d say, in fairness the thread should be closed after 1990sman contribution.

expectationlost

wheres was the golf actually played in galway?

jm08

jm08 wrote: »

Seems he had some medical procedure and was in Kilkenny for recovery. Probably didn't expect Kildare to be lockdown.


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Since it was work related, he was allowed to go to Kildare.

And yes, the EU-US trade deal is important.

And due to its important nature he would have arranged for these very important documents to be brought down to Kilkenny to him.

But he says he only went to Kildare ten days later to grab them and then dash down to Clifden for a couple of days golfing and cram in all the rest of the homework he had to do within 24 hours of finalising the deal?

Hawthorn Tree

Phil has weaved a very tangled web.

I would love to see his mobile phone movements.

I don't think even his most blinkered supporters believe he is telling the truth.

Pelezico

People have nothing to do.

Atlantic Dawn

jm08 wrote: »

He signed a trade deal on Friday with the US that will save tariffs of about 300m between EU and US.

And will result in Europe being flooded with cheap imports of American lobster resulting in Irish fishermen going to the wall, yes a great voice for Ireland :rolleyes:

stockshares

Pelezico wrote: »

People have nothing to do.

We're all on lockdown.:)

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billybonkers

the purple tin wrote: »

Don't forget the junkets: jetting first class around the globe, staying at top hotels, wined and dined at banquets and dinner-parties with the best grub the country has to offer. All on expenses.
It's a job for life effectively.
Wild horses wouldn't drag Hulk out of Brussels.

Speaking of horses Phil owns a horse called Sneaky Getaway. It won in leopardstown a few years back and himself and his son were in the winners enclosure loving life

jm08

expectationlost wrote: »

if you were staying at the K-club then had to go to hospital and then to another place to stay, then were due to go to golfing event what would you need pick up before you went to the golf course?

I think he owns an apartment in the K-Club. Well, his golf clubs maybe!


His spokesperson has said that he had to go there to collect essential papers to do with the EU-US trade deal that was signed last Friday.

billybonkers

jm08 wrote: »

I think he owns an apartment in the K-Club. Well, his golf clubs maybe!


His spokesperson has said that he had to go there to collect essential papers to do with the EU-US trade deal that was signed last Friday.

Highly doubt he had sensitive US trade deal documents in his home in Kildare just lying around...

McMurphy

stockshares wrote: »

We're all on lockdown.:)

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Bravo sir, Bravo.

Pelezico

stockshares wrote: »

We're all on lockdown.:)

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I know...it is boredom. And hysteria.

stockshares

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

And will result in Europe being flooded with cheap imports of American lobster resulting in Irish fishermen going to the wall, yes a great voice for Ireland :rolleyes:

I think the Farmers were saying the same about beef after the Mercosur deal.
https://www.ifa.ie/mercosur-sell-out-explained-2/

Hawthorn Tree

Can we all get off with a caution if caught driving with the mobile phone in hand?

Do we need to say 'Do you know who I am?' like Fine Gael's Shatter and Hogan?

Phoebas

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

And will result in Europe being flooded with cheap imports of American lobster resulting in Irish fishermen going to the wall, yes a great voice for Ireland :rolleyes:

That bastard - living it up on his big EU expenses, while the rest of us have to slum it with cheap lobster.

Hawthorn Tree

Pelezico wrote: »

I know...it is boredom. And hysteria.

Great to know you are monitoring the thread while munching on lemons.

stockshares

Pelezico wrote: »

I know...it is boredom. And hysteria.

It's great craic but you have to check yourself and realise how serious it is and could be. It reminds me of the GUBU days and Liam Lawlor scandals.

lsjmhar

stockshares wrote: »

It's great craic but you have to check yourself and realise how serious it is and could be. It reminds me of the GUBU days and Liam Lawlor scandals.

That was serious. Look what happened after those events!

Cork_Guest

jm08 wrote: »

So, what if the EU Commission President decides that Phil Hogan as Trade Commissioner is of greater importance (ie., he signed a trade deal with the US on Friday, the first in 20 years that reduced tariffs), than satisfying those who have taken the high moral ground on this issue?


Sorry but this just isn’t true. He signed a trade deal that means the US con export shoddy Lobster to the EU for Zero tariffs and in return the US have halved the tariffs they put on Steel etc. a few years ago. So the US get a free tariff export and the EU still pay 50% more on their exports than they did before Trump put them in place.

Hardly the deal of the century now is it.

Appreciate I’m a first time poster but the above singing big Phils praises I couldn’t help myself but reply.

The fact is, you’ve some TD lads who did the right thing and resigned immediately, then you’ve got Phil not wanting to give up the EU gravy train in a big 2 fingers to the people of Ireland who are expected to follow the rules! He’s obviously bigger and better than the rest of us!

jm08

billybonkers wrote: »

Highly doubt he had sensitive US trade deal documents in his home in Kildare just lying around...

Well, he would have some documents (sensitive or not) because the deal was signed on Friday and there was a joint press release from him and Lightizer, the US Trade Sec.

Pelezico

stockshares wrote: »

It's great craic but you have to check yourself and realise how serious it is and could be. It reminds me of the GUBU days and Liam Lawlor scandals.

It ain't GUBU. It is a golf day.