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

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  • #152
    screamer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,172 ✭✭✭screamer


    Hawthorn Tree wrote: »
    No government representative available for Prime Time.

    Wow.

    Probably off on holidays to foreign countries..... would we be surprised?????


  • #153
    ACitizenErased
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,675 ✭✭✭✭ACitizenErased


    Examiner fella on Prime Time saying some high-ups in FG were present and their names will come out soon


  • #154
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    I’m fuming at this.

    Maria Bailey probably fell off her swing laughing when she heard this story.


  • #155
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 83,429 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
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    What is Calleary's handicap?


  • #156
    Poor_old_gill
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    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    What is Calleary's handicap?

    He has a very low IQ?


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  • #157
    Gerry Hatrick
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    This is beyond farce now. Can the Troika please come back and save us again.


  • #158
    StackSteevens
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    ACitizenErased wrote: »
    Examiner fella on Prime Time saying some high-ups in FG were present and their names will come out soon

    As mentioned in post #10, some FG names are already out.

    Edit - I wonder might Phil Hogan have been there - he was a regular participant in Oireachtas Golf events. That would be fun!


  • #159
    Hawthorn Tree
    Closed Accounts Posts: 544 ✭✭✭Hawthorn Tree


    Gerry Hatrick wrote: »
    FG'ers at the dinner also it seems. Watch them both round the wagons now.

    Phil Hogan I believe.


  • #160
    Fann Linn
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    Let's see how the ethical Green's behave.


  • #161
    gmisk
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    weldoninhio wrote: »
    I’ve literally quoted his Lordships department. You seem obsessed with defending Leo’s honour. Part of his expensive PR team?
    His lordship....lol....edgy

    Maybe quote some other people too like tony Holohan.
    At a media briefing on Monday, the Republic of Ireland's chief medical officer, Tony Holohan, said the images of the picnic appeared to show respect for the rules.
    "I didn't see any pictures that are in violation of that involving the Taoiseach," he said.

    I have never voted FG in my life, and I don't think he could afford me to be honest.
    You have your own very clear agenda, it's pretty obvious. This is also not the topic of the thread...but you keep posting this garbage.


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  • #162
    testtech05
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    StackSteevens wrote: »
    As mentioned in post #10, some FG names are already out.

    Any elected public representative who attended this regardless of party should be forced to resign.


  • #163
    Ten of Swords
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 24,063 CMod ✭✭✭✭Ten of Swords


    weldoninhio wrote: »
    I’ve literally quoted his Lordships department. You seem obsessed with defending Leo’s honour. Part of his expensive PR team?

    Off topic, move on please

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  • #164
    Hawthorn Tree
    Closed Accounts Posts: 544 ✭✭✭Hawthorn Tree


    testtech05 wrote: »
    Any elected public representative who attended this regardless of party should be forced to resign.

    Many of them are retired or no longer TDs/Senators.


  • #165
    AMKC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,297 ✭✭✭✭AMKC
    Ms


    Time for this gombean to go.

    Live long and Prosper

    Peace and long life.



  • #166
    smelly sock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,820 ✭✭✭smelly sock


    This will bring down the government and put the final nail in Martins coffin.

    What a bunch of con artists in FF. A disgusting, horrible and selfish act from Callery considering the wider sacrafices people are being asked to make.


  • #167
    gmisk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,306 ✭✭✭✭gmisk


    ACitizenErased wrote: »
    Examiner fella on Prime Time saying some high-ups in FG were present and their names will come out soon
    Some names in that article...as you say I'd say there is tonne more to come out.


    The hotel and society declined to confirm who had attended but the guest list included: Minister for Agriculture Dara Calleary and his wife Siobhan, Galway TD Noel Grealish, Senator Jerry Buttimer, Senator John Cummins, Senator Paul Daly, Senator Niall Blaney, former Fine Gael Senator Cáit Keane, Judge and former Attorney General Seamus Woulfe, the Moroccan Ambassador Lahcen Mahraoui, former Labour Party senator Lorraine Higgins, former Fine Gael Senator and TD for Sligo–Leitrim Gerry Reynolds, former Fine Gael senator Imelda Henry, Circuit Court judge and a former Workers' Party TD Pat McCartan, who serves as the vice-captain, and a number of others.


  • #168
    WoollyRedHat
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    Government is an ombishambles, such contempt.


  • #169
    testtech05
    Registered Users Posts: 2,139 ✭✭✭testtech05


    Hawthorn Tree wrote: »
    Many of them are retired or no longer TDs/Senators.

    I accept that and they also obviously think they are too important to follow guidelines like the rest of us but anyone who is in office should be forced to go imo


  • #170
    smelly sock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,820 ✭✭✭smelly sock


    Hawthorn Tree wrote: »
    Phil Hogan I believe.

    He should be made resign or sacked from his cushy Euro gig. Typical big Phil arrogance. He wont apologies thats for sure.


  • #171
    Fuascailteoir
    Registered Users Posts: 628 ✭✭✭Fuascailteoir


    The Moroccan ambassador simply has to go.


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  • #172
    smurgen
    Registered Users Posts: 6,933 ✭✭✭smurgen


    gmisk wrote: »
    Some names in that article...as you say I'd say there is tonne more to come out.


    The hotel and society declined to confirm who had attended but the guest list included: Minister for Agriculture Dara Calleary and his wife Siobhan, Galway TD Noel Grealish, Senator Jerry Buttimer, Senator John Cummins, Senator Paul Daly, Senator Niall Blaney, former Fine Gael Senator Cáit Keane, Judge and former Attorney General Seamus Woulfe, the Moroccan Ambassador Lahcen Mahraoui, former Labour Party senator Lorraine Higgins, former Fine Gael Senator and TD for Sligo–Leitrim Gerry Reynolds, former Fine Gael senator Imelda Henry, Circuit Court judge and a former Workers' Party TD Pat McCartan, who serves as the vice-captain, and a number of others.

    Well all I can say is I expected better from Lahcen Mahraoui.


  • #173
    Hawthorn Tree
    Closed Accounts Posts: 544 ✭✭✭Hawthorn Tree


    If one of them tests positive for Covid 19, will we see a long close contacts list? ;)


  • #174
    Cushtie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 736 ✭✭✭Cushtie


    How did they not think this would get out to the media.

    Make you wonder really.


  • #175
    WoollyRedHat
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    Fuascailteoir wrote: »
    The Moroccan ambassador simply has to go.

    Where is the government of Morocco's statement, their silence is deafening 😆😆


  • #176
    Hawthorn Tree
    Closed Accounts Posts: 544 ✭✭✭Hawthorn Tree


    Clifden, was O'Cuiv at it I wonder? Probably.


  • #177
    StackSteevens
    Closed Accounts Posts: 873 ✭✭✭StackSteevens


    testtech05 wrote: »
    I accept that and they also obviously think they are too important to follow guidelines like the rest of us but anyone who is in office should be forced to go imo

    They can't be forced to resign their seats (although the Mayo Moron can be sacked as a minister), but the whip can be removed from them - as happened to Bailey.


  • #178
    bryaj
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    Sack everyone of them, time to make a stand.


  • #179
    [Deleted User]
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    Cushtie wrote: »
    How did they not think this would get out to the media.

    Make you wonder really.


    They couldn't give a fiddlers


  • #180
    Poor_old_gill
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,895 ✭✭✭Poor_old_gill


    Cushtie wrote: »
    How did they not think this would get out to the media.

    Make you wonder really.

    Probably the most worrying thing about all that’s been going on in the last few weeks is how it’s not even remotely sinister- it’s just amateurish.

    There’s almost a part of the Irish psyche that begrudgingly admires ‘cuteness’ but what’s goin on here is just pure idiocy


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  • #181
    mr_edge_to_you
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,146 ✭✭✭mr_edge_to_you


    I heard there was a trampoline there that the politicians were jumping up and down on.......


  • #182
    Gerry Hatrick
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    smelly sock wrote: »
    He should be made resign or sacked from his cushy Euro gig. Typical big Phil arrogance. He wont apologies thats for sure.

    I wonder if flew in from Brussels for the event and isolated for two weeks before it.


  • #183
    StackSteevens
    Closed Accounts Posts: 873 ✭✭✭StackSteevens


    Fuascailteoir wrote: »
    The Moroccan ambassador simply has to go.

    If he was seen drinking alcohol or eating a ham sanger at the event then he's in big trouble back home!


  • #184
    Cushtie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 736 ✭✭✭Cushtie


    smelly sock wrote: »
    He should be made resign or sacked from his cushy Euro gig. Typical big Phil arrogance. He wont apologies thats for sure.

    Ha ha big Phil is going nowhere.


  • #185
    .anon.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,094 ✭✭✭.anon.


    padd b1975 wrote: »
    Relax.

    It's an analogy that everyone can understand.

    It reduces politics to a game - which is exactly what many Fianna Fail and Fine Gael TDs see it as. That's why we end up with so many grubby little twats like Cowen and Calleary getting themselves embroiled in scandals.


  • #186
    Beechwoodspark
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    SF will absolutely tear into them over this

    Whatever about fg and ff I’d say the greens will make it clear callery has to go before the wkend is out.


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  • #187
    FrancieBrady
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    At what point did Dara realise it was wrong...at the event or when the newspaper published?


  • #188
    Finty Lemon
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    40 in the room.
    Non storey


  • #189
    gmisk
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    WoollyRedHat wrote: »
    Where is the government of Morocco's statement, their silence is deafening 😆😆
    True... they usually love a Rabat...


  • #190
    Gerry Hatrick
    Closed Accounts Posts: 552 ✭✭✭Gerry Hatrick


    Cushtie wrote: »
    How did they not think this would get out to the media.

    Make you wonder really.

    When you live in a bubble for so long you think the rules don't apply to you.

    Let them eat cheese mentality.


  • #191
    Atlantic Dawn
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    Fuascailteoir wrote: »
    The Moroccan ambassador simply has to go.


    A big box of Ferrero Rocher with him on the night :D


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  • #192
    thomas 123
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    Gerry Hatrick wrote: »
    When you live in a bubble for so long you think the rules don't apply to you.

    Let them eat cheese mentality.

    Was it not let them eat cake?


  • #193
    smelly sock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,820 ✭✭✭smelly sock


    Gerry Hatrick wrote: »
    I wonder if flew in from Brussels for the event and isolated for two weeks before it.

    I'd love to know. In Kildare myself lads and they can stick their restrictions up their bollix.....Isn't that what Callery said to himself.


  • #194
    StackSteevens
    Closed Accounts Posts: 873 ✭✭✭StackSteevens


    Finty Lemon wrote: »
    40 in the room.
    Non storey

    I bet you're really looking forward to going back to school next week!


  • #195
    Cute Hoor
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    Beechwoodspark wrote: »
    SF will absolutely tear into them over this

    Whatever about fg and ff I’d say the greens will make it clear callery has to go before the wkend is out.

    Serious pressure on the Greens tonight


  • #196
    whippet
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    “Alexa, Define Irish Politics” ...............


  • #197
    smelly sock
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,820 ✭✭✭smelly sock


    Wait a second. Why the **** do we even have a moroccan ambassador?


  • #198
    Fann Linn
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    Cute Hoor wrote: »
    Serious pressure on the Greens tonight


    Hopefully.


  • #199
    padd b1975
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    Typical golf society, causing aggro wherever they go.


  • #200
    SeaFields
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    If I put a partition up on my house can I have more than six people over?


  • #201
    Gods Gift
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    Cute Hoor wrote: »
    Serious pressure on the Greens tonight

    The 19th hole is where the action is.


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