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

ACitizenErased

Surely must resign?

More than 80 people, including the Agriculture Minister, senators and TDs attended a golf function in a hotel in breach of public health guidelines just a day after the Government announced new lockdown measures to stop the spread of Covid-19.
The Oireachtas Golf Society event to celebrate its 50th anniversary was held at a function room at the Station House Hotel, Clifden, Co Galway last night, even though public health advice clearly states "no formal or informal events or parties should be organised in these premises".

https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40035389.html

feelings

Any minister, senator or TD who attended should resign immediately.

champchamp

Absolute disgrace.

lertsnim

Enough of this we're all in this together bull**** that's trotted out by the government. What kind of circus is Micheal Martin running?

Hawthorn Tree

Are FF going to lose a 2nd agriculture minister in a month? The arrogance.

LawBoy2018

What in the world.. FF politicians are actually braindead. He'll hardly be forced to resign, will he?

Jim Root

Oh I really hope this guy is taking down. His self righteousness when he didn’t get a ministry first time around was appalling

ACitizenErased

https://twitter.com/damienmulley/status/1296515816956067851?s=21

StackSteevens

LawBoy2018 wrote: »

What in the world.. FF politicians are actually braindead. He'll hardly be forced to resign, will he?

A couple of mentally challenged FG TDs and Senators were present too which will stop Leo from adopting the high moral ground and demanding that DC be fired. But if Baldy Donnelly kicks up about this - as he should - then Calleary will be history. Looking at it dispassionately, he's no better than Jay Bourke.

Smacruairi

StackSteevens wrote: »

A couple of mentally challenged FG TDs and Senators were present too which will stop Leo from adopting the high moral ground and demanding that DC be fired. But if Baldy Donnelly kicks up about this - as he should - then Calleary will be history. Looking at it dispassionately, he's no better than Jay Bourke.

Just call the election now. Omnishambles.

I find this as, if not more disgraceful, than the Berlin D2 cluster **** and think that everyone concerned is an absolute ficktard that deserves nothing but contempt

Ray Donovan

The only difference being that we have no video.

Atlantic Dawn

It's getting too funny.

StackSteevens

Deleted User wrote: »

I find this as, if not more disgraceful, than the Berlin D2 cluster **** and think that everyone concerned is an absolute ficktard that deserves nothing but contempt

If Catherine Martin has a pair of balls in her dungarees then she should insist that MM gives Calleary the Michael Cawley treatment. And Baldy Donnelly must back her up.

Presumably the thick necked Mayo mucker used his taxpayer-funded car and driver to bring him (and his unfortunate wife) to and from the knees up - on the basis that it was "gubberment business" .

lsjmhar

StackSteevens wrote:

Presumably the thick necked Mayo mucker used his taxpayer-funded car and driver to bring him (and his unfortunate wife) to and from the knees up - on the basis that it was "gubberment business" .

'Gubberment business ' great one, never heard that before. Lol!!

Beechwoodspark

Ray Donovan wrote: »

The only difference being that we have no video.

....yet

Allinall

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Surely must resign?


https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40035389.html

Oops

Beechwoodspark

Stories like this could end up derailing the “we are all in this together” approach

hotmail.com

Farcical.

They expect compliance and then this comes out.

dundalkfc10

He has to go!

jackboy

hotmail.com wrote: »

Farcical.

They expect compliance and then this comes out.

They don’t care.

The pigs are at the trough.

SeaFields

Absolutely jaw dropping news to break. Meehole was telling everyone that was confused this morning that they weren't confused. He'd want to check with his ministers because it seems even they don't know the restrictions.

hotmail.com

All the problems coming from FF ministers...(And Eamon Ryan).

Marty1983

Apparently they split the room in two! So like a hall with a partition pulled across the middle, 45 in one part of the room and 36 in the other..but the partition was not fully closed and speeches were held in one of the rooms

Seamai

Marty1983 wrote: »

Apparently they split the room in two! So like a hall with a partition pulled across the middle, 45 in one part of the room and 36 in the other..but the partition was not fully closed and speeches were held in one of the rooms

Sounds like an orthodox Jewish wedding.

It doesn't wash with me.

ACitizenErased

Marty1983 wrote: »

Apparently they split the room in two! So like a hall with a partition pulled across the middle, 45 in one part of the room and 36 in the other..but the partition was not fully closed and speeches were held in one of the rooms

If that is true they're after exploiting a legal loophole. Technically it is an offence to organise such an event. A person who organises such an event for over 50 people could face a fine of €2,500 and even, prospectively, six months in prison.

whisky_galore

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Stories like this could end up derailing the “we are all in this together” approach

"We are all in this together"(tm) was always a load of me bollix.

For Forks Sake

ACitizenErased wrote: »

If that is true they're after exploiting a legal loophole. Technically it is an offence to organise such an event. A person who organises such an event for over 50 people could face a fine of €2,500 and even, prospectively, six months in prison.

The event was organised by the President of the society and former Fianna Fáil TD Donie Cassidy

Work away

quartz1

Seriously you just couldn't make it up.....not for the first time today I form the conclusion that Ireland is doomed with these clowns at the wheel .......it's just beyond words

Akesh

Unbelievable. This government is a complete shambles.

L1011

If he doesn't go FF will be looking at 3-4% in the polls (they were on 9) The auld lads and lasses that voted for them regardless in 2011 are the ones stuck cocooning and won't appreciate this

ohnonotgmail

Hawthorn Tree wrote: »

Are FF going to lose a 2nd agriculture minister in a month? The arrogance.

To lose one may be regarded as a misfortune, to lose two looks like carelessness

StupidLikeAFox

From Gavan Reilly on twitter:

The two parallel rooms were placed in a hotel function room with a partition (the standard hotel ballroom variety), which was not drawn fully across.

Attendees have told me the partition was left partly open so that hotel staff could go between rooms to serve food, and so on.

The hotel's stance is that it wasn't one function, it was two - with 45 in one room and 36 in the next.

But I also understand that, not only was there a single table plan presented to accommodate the 81 attendees, speeches were given in one room, addressed to those in the other.

This is a ****ing joke and a blatant two fingers to everyone who has made sacrifices around the country. How did anybody there think that 1. this was a good idea or 2. that it wouldn't get out

Barry Cowan got sacked for less

Irishman80

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Surely must resign?


https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40035389.html

Yes, all must resign.

Gerry Hatrick

This government is like a comedy sketch.

Lundstram

I really hope Barry Cowen had a good laugh at this. He was shafted, this muppet should be sacked by the weekend, don't give him the option of resigning just sack him.

piplip87

It's the media's fault. How dare they report on this, the are just trying to damage SF......

OH wait.... Wrong party.......

jackboy

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

To lose one may be regarded as a misfortune, to lose two looks like carelessness

Well at least his lifelong dream of becoming a minister came true. Barry Cowan must be laughing.

banie01

ACitizenErased wrote: »

Surely must resign?


https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-40035389.html

Resignation would entail taking responsibility tho
Amazing that within a couple of months of entering Government, and Calleary actually getting the job on the foot of Cowan's avoidance of same.

That Fianna Fail are once again facing the loss of a minister for an act of personal stupidity, at odds with guidelines and actual common sense.

That Mehole has spent quite a bit of time explaining that there is nothing at all confusing about the new guidelines, nor the return to school protocols.

Makes Calleary's position untenable IMO.
He has to go.

Imagine making such a bollox of there 1st few months in Government that they are making the last FG tenure seem like the golden past!
FFS like!

dhaughton99

The Oireachtas Golf Society = Our betters.

Gods Gift

I thought the health portfolio was the poison chalice.

Ray Donovan

https://twitter.com/sandra_hurley/status/1296533096083468290

Fann Linn

Marty1983 wrote: »

Apparently they split the room in two! So like a hall with a partition pulled across the middle, 45 in one part of the room and 36 in the other..but the partition was not fully closed and speeches were held in one of the rooms

..... and they all laughed merrily at the rest of us. '

ACitizenErased

The fact he came out on radio Wednesday too defending the restrictions, when he knew very well he'd be breaking them that night.

smurgen

Ray Donovan wrote: »

https://twitter.com/sandra_hurley/status/1296533096083468290

Ah well. Another agricultural minister bites the dust.

ACitizenErased

Ray Donovan wrote: »

https://twitter.com/sandra_hurley/status/1296533096083468290

So if you commit to something for a long period of time the restrictions are irrelevant.
I'm off to the pub :rolleyes:

quartz1

It's a car crash ...one of these days in the not to distant future we will be seeing elderly people suffering lonely deaths in Nursing Homes and there shower think it's ok to be hidden away enjoying lunch at a golf outing ......it's simply not good enough not to mention I can't but feel sorry for NPHET trying to advise these absolute idiots ....the last 6 weeks have been an utter Circus

Millionaire only not

Lundstram wrote: »

I really hope Barry Cowen had a good laugh at this. He was shafted, this muppet should be sacked by the weekend, don't give him the option of resigning just sack him.

Barry cowen will push for it

screamer

It’s very obvious the tail is wagging the dog in the chewing gum government that we have.
But then fail with the failures, bluster from the gaels and the greens are exactly that green.....

I think there’s an utter lack of discipline amongst the TDs and TBH it’s very telling of the “leadership” of their party......, bodes very poorly indeed.

Silentcorner

FF are imploding, it has all gone horribly wrong for them, I take no joy in saying it but they have only themselves to blame....

Millionaire only not

ACitizenErased wrote: »

If that is true they're after exploiting a legal loophole. Technically it is an offence to organise such an event. A person who organises such an event for over 50 people could face a fine of €2,500 and even, prospectively, six months in prison.

Sinn Fein will love this one