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

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  • #2792
    expectationlost
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,627 ✭✭✭✭expectationlost


    Donie Cassidy resigns as vice president of Fianna Fáil https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/0823/1160836-donie-cassidy-resigns/


  • #2793
    Sir Oxman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,492 ✭✭✭Sir Oxman


    expectationlost wrote: »
    Donie Cassidy resigns as vice president of Fianna Fáil https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/0823/1160836-donie-cassidy-resigns/
    How the fcek was that wiggy waster and chancer *still* in a high position in FF.
    Oh.
    It's FF.


  • #2794
    flutered
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 6,724 ✭✭✭flutered


    Gods Gift wrote: »
    The essential belongings definitely were not golf gloves and shoes. They were trade documents
    trade documents required for a golf outing and piss up, btw barnier had called off the talks by that time


  • #2795
    stockshares
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,760 ✭✭✭stockshares


    billybonkers wrote: »
    It was the Garda commissioner who told government

    Mick Clifford makes a good point here.

    https://twitter.com/Mickcliff/status/1297638045689303042?s=19


  • #2796
    Wild Field 1831
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 111 ✭✭Wild Field 1831


    expectationlost wrote: »
    Donie Cassidy resigns as vice president of Fianna Fáil https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/0823/1160836-donie-cassidy-resigns/

    I had more run ins with that fella 20 years ago as he tried to claim expenses for meetings he wasn't at. He has no intelligence or class. The ultimate parasite.


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  • #2797
    Seamai
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,250 ✭✭✭Seamai


    flutered wrote: »
    trade documents required for a golf outing and piss up, btw barnier had called off the talks by that time

    I was thinking the same, maybe it they were for a spot of light bed time reading, real page turner I'd say.


  • #2798
    McMurphy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,365 ✭✭✭✭McMurphy


    stockshares wrote: »
    Mick Clifford makes a good point here.

    https://twitter.com/Mickcliff/status/1297638045689303042?s=19

    Fcukin hell, Drew Harris could end up getting sucked into all this too.


  • #2799
    s1ippy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,980 ✭✭✭s1ippy


    https://twitter.com/patphelan/status/1297638660968452096?s=20

    Micheal sponsored a prize at the event, but FF are insisting that they had no idea it was bold.

    https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1297642634962444288?s=20

    Would they all not ever just do the honourable thing and shuffle off into irrelevance.


  • #2800
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 13,839 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    In case some of these are reading this thread. You haven’t been forgotten about.
    Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »
    Table One (6 people)
    Noel Grealish
    Dara & Siobhan Calleary
    Phil Hogan
    Noel & Bernadette Dempsey

    Table Two (8 people)
    Donnie Cassidy & guests

    Table Three (unknown number)
    Ann Killiea & family
    D Bruton
    Frank Fahey
    Bernie O’Grady
    Margaret Mulholland

    Table 4 (8 people)
    Paul Coughlan
    Tony Walsh
    Senator Paddy Burke
    John Flaherty
    Rob McAuliffe
    Enda McGloin
    Sean O’Rourke
    Dr Michael Harty

    Table 5 (8 people)
    Judge Seamus Woulfe
    Lorraine Higgins
    Ambassador of Morocco
    Senator Paul & Bernie Daly
    Maura O’Connor
    John & Treena Sweeney

    Table 6 (9 people)
    Brian Hayes +3
    Imelda Henry
    Cait Hayes
    Patricia McGrath
    Gerry Reynolds
    Cait Keane

    Table 7 (10 people)
    Senator Aiden & Mrs Davitt
    John Shaw
    Michael Kennedy
    Eamonn Lynch
    Senator Niall Blaney
    Andrew & Mary Dowdell
    Mr & Mrs Conor Curran

    Table 8 (8 people)
    Senator Gerry Buttimar & Conchobar
    Senator John Cummins
    Kevin Curran
    Michael McQuaid
    Paudge Connolly
    Pat & Kevin McCartan

    Table 9 (10 people)
    Gerry & Aine Brady x10

    Table 10 (unknown)
    Aine & Ciaran Dooley
    Martin Brett
    Gerry Crowley
    Loman & Sean Dempsey
    *the photo misses the end of list*


  • #2801
    ChikiChiki
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,949 ✭✭✭ChikiChiki


    I suspect ultimately this will end up as having been approved to go ahead by Martin and/or Leo.

    All measures taken to date were damage limitation exercises that have failed to quell the flames.


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  • #2802
    stockshares
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,760 ✭✭✭stockshares


    Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »
    In case some of these are reading this thread. You haven’t been forgotten about.

    Grealish is keeping his head down but Cassidy has gone so I'd imagine he will too. Noel Dempsey has hardly been mentioned but he's not in Office anymore so there's bigger fish to fry.

    I wonder were Gerry and Áine Brady's crew all from Kildare?


  • #2803
    WoollyRedHat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,462 ✭✭✭✭WoollyRedHat


    That's it, the government knew about it, they're done, Green Party should leave the government tonight and go to opposition benches.


  • #2804
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 13,839 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    stockshares wrote: »
    Grealish is keeping his head down but Cassidy has gone so I'd imagine he will too.

    I wonder were Gerry and Áine Brady's crew all from Kildare?

    It’s a long list. I’m sure there teams of reporters looking into all of them. Phil is the biggest story and the rest just have to wait their turn.


  • #2805
    stockshares
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,760 ✭✭✭stockshares


    Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »
    It’s a long list. I’m sure there teams of reporters looking into all of them. Phil is the biggest story and the rest just have to wait their turn.

    Table 1 is cursed. I wonder what the matchups are based on, golfing ability or other?


  • #2806
    expectationlost
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,627 ✭✭✭✭expectationlost


    stockshares wrote: »
    Grealish is keeping his head down but Cassidy has gone so I'd imagine he will too.

    I wonder were Gerry and Áine Brady's crew all from Kildare?


    nobody actually resigned from their job yet. Calleary is still a TD



    Noel Grealish won't resign, don't think he has any extra positions to resign from.



    its been suggested Aine Brady lives in Meath now near to the ThirdAge organsation she runs.


  • #2807
    drunkmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,195 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


    s1ippy wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/patphelan/status/1297638660968452096?s=20

    Micheal sponsored a prize at the event, but FF are insisting that they had no idea it was bold.

    https://twitter.com/newschambers/status/1297642634962444288?s=20

    Would they all not ever just do the honourable thing and shuffle off into irrelevance.

    You couldn't make it up....Michael is in a tricky position now.

    Mary Lou to be Taoiseach soon....


  • #2808
    Seamai
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,250 ✭✭✭Seamai


    stockshares wrote: »
    Table 1 is cursed.

    Table of Doom.


  • #2809
    Sir Oxman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,492 ✭✭✭Sir Oxman


    To be honest, wouldn't surpise me


    https://twitter.com/HarryDuggan1925/status/1297628924348964864?s=20


  • #2810
    Gerry Hatrick
    Closed Accounts Posts: 552 ✭✭✭Gerry Hatrick


    WoollyRedHat wrote: »
    That's it, the government knew about it, they're done, Green Party should leave the government tonight and go to opposition benches.

    They've been toast since the story broke.


  • #2811
    WoollyRedHat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,462 ✭✭✭✭WoollyRedHat


    Gerry Hatrick wrote: »
    They've been toast since the story broke.

    They're burnt toast now though.


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  • #2812
    stockshares
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,760 ✭✭✭stockshares


    expectationlost wrote: »
    nobody actually resigned from their job yet. Calleary is still a TD



    Noel Grealish won't resign, don't think he has any extra positions to resign from.



    its been suggested Aine Brady lives in Meath now near to the ThirdAge organisation he runs.

    I know nothing about Áine Brady apart from what I learned during this scandal.

    Apparently she works for a group representing senior citizens and yet it didn't bother her to go to an event during a pandemic, breaking lockdown guidelines designed to protect those people as well as others.

    She also brought a party of ten to it going by the table arrangements. No one shouted stop.


  • #2813
    gifted
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,063 ✭✭✭gifted


    Gerry Hatrick wrote: »
    They've been toast since the story broke.


    They'll still be there this time next week.....rte will deal with it tomorrow but then it will start to die off out of the news......a few phone calls will be made to producers to take it easy or else...


  • #2814
    ShamNNspace
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,997 ✭✭✭ShamNNspace


    stockshares wrote: »
    I know nothing about Áine Brady apart from what I learned during this scandal.

    Apparently she works for a group representing senior citizens and yet it didn't bother her to go to an event during a pandemic, breaking lockdown guidelines designed to protect those people as well as others.

    She also brought a party of ten to it going by the table arrangements. No one shouted stop.

    Shes one of the Kitts, ff royalty in Galway going back to the WOI, at one stage there were 3 Kitts in the Dail I believe


  • #2815
    caveat emptor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,134 ✭✭✭caveat emptor


    WoollyRedHat wrote: »
    That's it, the government knew about it, they're done, Green Party should leave the government tonight and go to opposition benches.

    Just before the schools open up. It looks like they are jumping out of government before that **** show. A game of golf isn't going to look like much this time next month. They'll all be jumping ship next week.

    https://twitter.com/MotoGP/status/1297622768201207808?s=20


  • #2816
    ExMachina1000
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,748 ✭✭✭ExMachina1000


    They made us vote twice in the Lisbon treaty


  • #2817
    Phoebas
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,371 ✭✭✭Phoebas


    caveat emptor wrote: »
    They'll all be jumping ship next week.
    The GP aren't leaving government over this.

    A bit of perspective is needed here.


  • #2818
    DeanAustin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,885 ✭✭✭DeanAustin


    drunkmonkey wrote: »
    You couldn't make it up....Michael is in a tricky position now.

    Mary Lou to be Taoiseach soon....

    No he isn’t. He didn’t sponsor a prize, the party did. And they can plausibly claim that they sponsored a prize for a golf competition. The game of golf isn’t the issue here, it’s the dinner afterwards that’s caused the problems.


  • #2819
    elperello
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 17,415 ✭✭✭✭elperello


    TBH you'd like to think that the office wouldn't be bothering the Taoiseach about donating an €80 prize.


  • #2820
    McMurphy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,365 ✭✭✭✭McMurphy


    DeanAustin wrote: »
    No he isn’t. He didn’t sponsor a prize, the party did. And they can plausibly claim that they sponsored a prize for a golf competition. The game of golf isn’t the issue here, it’s the dinner afterwards that’s caused the problems.

    Imagine if there's any invites floating around that state someone is officially invited to the golf outing....... And dinner afterwards.


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  • #2821
    DeanAustin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,885 ✭✭✭DeanAustin


    McMurphy wrote: »
    Imagine if there's any invites floating around that state someone is officially invited to the golf outing....... And dinner afterwards.

    Leo was asked today if he was invited. He was very careful to say “I could have been but I haven’t been around so my staff would probably have declined on my behalf if there was an invitation.”

    He was quizzed on whether his staff are then culpable if they got the invite and didn’t flag it with him. He was quite emphatic that it isn’t their job to ensure that the event is Covid compliant.

    He made a decent argument to be fair.


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