Former Minister's Asian Money

roscommmon1980

Sunday Times 01/05/16
'Fahey college used Cowen to lure Chinese'

A NEWLY formed language school is advertising Brian Cowen as its chairman in promotional material aimed at the Chinese market — even though the school’s founder denies the former taoiseach has been given that role.

In a flyer for Ulysses College, written in Mandarin and handed out at the Meitheal Irish travel and trade fair at the RDS last month, it was claimed the school’s “chairman” is Brian Cowen, “the former Irish prime minister”.

The flyer named Frank Fahey and Phelim O’Neill, a solicitor and former Ogra Fianna Fail vice-chairman, as founders and directors of the school.......................


thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/ireland/article1691255.ece?CMP=OTH-gnws-standard-2016_04_30

There has been many problems with so called language schools over the last few years.
Foreign students have lost money which gives Ireland a terrible image and now we have some 'unusual' behaviour here before the school has even opened.
This has nothing to do with party politics FF/FG/SF etc, it doesn't matter. What does matter is Ireland's image and the potential for dubious behaviour

K-9

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roscommmon1980

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roscommmon1980

Of course there was actually 2 ex ministers
independent.ie/irish-news/okeeffe-language-school-loses-state-accreditation-30038047.html

It just seems to be very reckless and giving Ireland such a bad image abroad from people who should know better