Failte Ireland Chairman on Holiday in Italy

appledrop

The government is pumping money into Failte Ireland to use on advertisements on TV + glossy ads in newspapers everyweek to encourage us plebs to stay at home + holiday in Ireland.


Meanwhile the Chairman of Failte Ireland decides he is off to Italy as reported in Irish Independent.


Only in Ireland.

whisky_galore

Do as we say, not as we do.

is_that_so

whisky_galore wrote: »

Do as we say, not as we do.

Not a good look and deserves a good rap on the knuckles but he's been, returned and quarantined so really just a silly season storm in a teacup.

appledrop

is_that_so wrote: »

Not a good look and deserves a good rap on the knuckles but he's been, returned and quarantined so really just a silly season storm in a teacup.

Doesnt matter if he quarantined or not. You cant tell everyone else to stay at home + go off yourself as head of tourism in Ireland.

Atlantic Dawn

Hopefully one of the reporters asks about this on Monday's Covid press briefing.

is_that_so

appledrop wrote: »

Doesnt matter if he quarantined or not. You cant tell everyone else to stay at home + go off yourself as head of tourism in Ireland.

Sure but it's more of an excuse by the Indo to invite some ranting. It's what some of us have been doing throughout this.

appledrop

appledrop wrote: »

Doesnt matter if he quarantined or not. You cant tell everyone else to stay at home + go off yourself as head of tourism in Ireland.

They can because they know the majority of people wouldn’t do what he did if they went. A bit of “ah be grand” and nothing even resembling quarantine.

hurikane

If he hasn’t the intelligence, not to go to Italy On holiday, with the current situation we find ourselves in, he should not be the chairman of Failte Ireland.

How thick would you need to be to do that?

is_that_so

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Hopefully one of the reporters asks about this on Monday's Covid press briefing.

That's kind of up there with the wedding and hairdresser questions. Why would the DOH/NPHET comment? Let them seek comments from the individual or some government spokesperson.

appledrop

is_that_so wrote: »

That's kind of up there with the wedding and hairdresser questions. Why would the DOH/HPHET comment? Let them seek comments from the individual or some government spokesperson.

I don't agree. I think its an essential question to ask. At the moment HPHET is asking people to limit their contacts this weekend + yet head of tourisms goes off to Italy!


If it was me I'd comment alright + say no one should be travelling abroad.

Dempo1

Can't blame him

odyssey06

He said when he booked Portobello, he thought it was the one in Dublin...

appledrop

hurikane wrote: »

If he hasn’t the intelligence, not to go to Italy On holiday, with the current situation we find ourselves in, he should not be the chairman of Failte Ireland.

How thick would you need to be to do that?

Its pure arrogance. Plenty of people like him who decide one rule for plebs + another for me. He knew well what he was doing was wrong but thinks sure who will sack me + sad fact is he is probably right.

Tenzor07

Maybe he was fed up waiting for the FFFG #StaycationIreland Winter holiday voucher?

https://www.finegael.ie/staycation/

vicwatson

Tenzor07 wrote: »

Maybe he was fed up waiting for the FFFG #StaycationIreland Winter holiday voucher?

https://www.finegael.ie/staycation/

Via a tax credit

hurikane

appledrop wrote: »

Its pure arrogance. Plenty of people like him who decide one rule for plebs + another for me. He knew well what he was doing was wrong but thinks sure who will sack me + sad fact is he is probably right.

Googled him there, he doesn’t give fcuk, on the boards of Some very successful companies also.

He’s creaming it in, laughing at the plebs and their staycations.

Needs to be gone from failte Ireland ASAP.

appledrop

hurikane wrote: »

Googled him there, he doesn’t give fcuk, on the boards of Some very successful companies also.

He’s creaming it in, laughing at the plebs and their staycations.

Needs to be gone from failte Ireland ASAP.

Not surprised one bit. Meanwhile government has just given a further 1 million to Failte Ireland to promote Laois, Kikdare + Offaly after lockdown.


I'm sure the people/businesses of Kildare, Laois + Offaly could find better ways to use that 1 million then giving it to organisation whose Chairperson travels abroad.

elperello

People living in L O K can't even go to Kerry.

He goes to Italy while Chair of an organisation promoting national solidarity by holidaying at home.

Resigning matter.

elperello

elperello wrote: »

People living in L O K can't even go to Kerry.

He goes to Italy while Chair of an organisation promoting national solidarity by holidaying at home.

Resigning matter.

Is he residing in one of those counties and did he go on holidays while they were locked down?

Plumbthedepths

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

They can because they know the majority of people wouldn’t do what he did if they went. A bit of “ah be grand” and nothing even resembling quarantine.

There is no requirement to quarantine when returning from a country on the Greenlist.

fits

Catherine Martin will have booted him out in 5,4,3,2.....

CrankyHaus

#All In This Together

elperello

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

Is he residing in one of those counties and did he go on holidays while they were locked down?

I don't know.

Do you think he was right?

Ultima Thule

Failte Ireland is his job and not his vocation. Dont bring your work home and all. He is entitled to go on a trip in his own time.

CrankyHaus

Ultima Thule wrote: »

Failte Ireland is his job and not his vocation. Dont bring your work home and all. He is entitled to go on a trip in his own time.

Government position is don't travel abroad unless necessary. This is an unprecedented crisis. If he can't make that tiny sacrifice for the public good then he should not be on the public payroll.

adrian522

I'm not really getting all the fake outrage on this thread.

He hasn't done anything wrong, don't see why he'd resign.
Maybe people are just looking for something to be outraged by.

Govt is not advising against travel to green list countries.

General advice to avoid non-essential travel and ‘Normal Precautions’ list of exemptions:

In accordance with Government policy, which is based on official public health advice, the Department of Foreign Affairs continues to advise against non-essential travel overseas. This includes Great Britain but does not apply to Northern Ireland. It also includes all travel by cruise ship.

Travel to a very limited set of locations is exempted from this advice. Individuals arriving into Ireland from these locations will not be required to restrict their movements upon entry. These locations currently have a ‘normal precautions’ (“green”) security status rating. As of 4 August 2020, these locations are:

Estonia
Finland
Greece
Greenland
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Norway
Slovakia

Del.Monte

He should lose his job for bringing his organisation into disrepute. This would happen in the private sector but not in the job for life State golden circle.

elperello

adrian522 wrote: »

I'm not really getting all the fake outrage on this thread.

He hasn't done anything wrong, don't see why he'd resign.
Maybe people are just looking for something to be outraged by.

Govt is not advising against travel to green list countries.

I don't see any "fake outrage" here.

It's more a case of some of us thinking that we are in the middle of a national emergency which is placing restrictions on us all.

The Chair of a Government body which is urging us all to do the right thing and holiday at home should follow his own advice.

If he can't do that he should resign and then go where he likes.

whisky_galore

adrian522 wrote: »

I'm not really getting all the fake outrage on this thread.

He hasn't done anything wrong, don't see why he'd resign.
Maybe people are just looking for something to be outraged by.

Govt is not advising against travel to green list countries.

He didn't do anything wrong, by the letter of the law but like the old adage, knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is not putting one in a fruit salad.
Don't expect someone in his position can just fcuk off to Italy on his hollybobs and people not detecting a note of hypocracy in that.

wandererz

He's just resigned.

Hope folks are happy and gratification levels are at an all time high.

Atlantic Dawn

https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/0815/1159351-michael-cawley-failte-irelan

appledrop

Well that didn't take long he has resigned already according to Irish Times. I doubt he will be too put out he seems to be on lots of different boards so I'm sure he has plenty of money.

There was no way the government was going to be able to allow this one to go.

People in Laois, Kildare & Offaly cant even do a staycation at the moment + there he is Italy.

fits

fits wrote: »

Catherine Martin will have booted him out in 5,4,3,2.....

1. And gone

https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/0815/1159351-michael-cawley-failte-ireland/

un5byh7sqpd2x0

Other than the optics, he really hasn’t done anything wrong.

dhaughton99

It’s not like he’s going to be on the dole. Good to see him doing the right thing. The optics were terrible.

Atlantic Dawn

Brooke Orange Sunburn wrote: »

Other than the optics, he really hasn’t done anything wrong.

But it was like someone promoting Coke and then pictures of him emerged drinking Pepsi.

un5byh7sqpd2x0

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

But it was like someone promoting Coke and then pictures of him emerged drinking Pepsi.

That would be the optics.

RandomViewer

Did the Indo have a follow up story to run tomorrow?

RandomViewer

Brooke Orange Sunburn wrote: »

That would be the optics.

Think the one where the guy who played Ronald McDonald was a vegetarian is hard to top

jaykay74

Clumsy mistake but the pitchforks can be put away now.

elperello

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/chairman-of-f%C3%A1ilte-ireland-resigns-after-it-emerged-he-is-holidaying-in-italy-1.4331395

The inevitable outcome.

sydthebeat

Delighted he's gone. Fcuk him.

Time for those at the trough of public tax payer money to do as they preach

Spanish Eyes

I wonder how he was selected for Chairman of Failte Ireland. Total idiot with no conception of optics.

adrian522

sydthebeat wrote: »

Delighted he's gone. Fcuk him.

Time for those at the trough of public tax payer money to do as they preach

Classy.

elperello

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

I wonder how he was selected for Chairman of Failte Ireland. Total idiot with no conception of optics.

Former deputy CEO at Ryanair.

Good business career behind him.

Not really fair to judge him on this bad and all as it was.

sydthebeat

adrian522 wrote: »

Classy.

You're Welcome.

I'd say the very same about any other public servant who thinks they are above the people they serve

votecounts

He'll get a pig pay off regardless, any politician who goes abroad will get slaughtered and rightly so.

Spanish Eyes

elperello wrote: »

Former deputy CEO at Ryanair.

Good business career behind him.

Not really fair to judge him on this bad and all as it was.

I don't agree, he hadn't got the brains to see that he was out of step with his own message to the peasants.

Anyway, he's gone, and I admire him for going so quickly, it's a rare thing in Ireland.

un5byh7sqpd2x0

sydthebeat wrote: »

You're Welcome.

I'd say the very same about any other public servant who thinks they are above the people they serve

And what exactly do you think he did wrong?

elperello

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

I don't agree, he hadn't got the brains to see that he was out of step with his own message to the peasants.

Anyway, he's gone, and I admire him for going so quickly, it's a rare thing in Ireland.

He was definitely wrong as I said but my point was that his accomplished life in business proved that he was not an idiot.

Agree about the quick stand down.

votecounts

Brooke Orange Sunburn wrote: »

And what exactly do you think he did wrong?

Says people should holiday at home and then goes abroad himself.