Enda Kenny says it's time to 'move on' from golfgate as he rules out presidential ambitions
The former taoiseach played golf at the event but did not attend the controversial dinner.
The former taoiseach played golf at the event but did not attend the controversial dinner.
On 19 August last year, 81 people attended a dinner in a Clifden hotel, Co Galway as part of an Oireachtas Golf Society event.
Calleary said he absolutely regrets and apologises for having attended the controversial dinner.
The Oireachtas Golf Society guests are said to have been split into two separate groups to keep under the 50-person limit.
Woulfe is listed for sittings on three days next month, 4, 12 and 19 February.
The three senators apologized after attending the golf dinner in August.
The party whip was removed from Senators Jerry Buttimer, Paddy Burke and John Cummins in August.
The Taoiseach also ruled out the prospect of any Fianna Fáil ministerial reshuffle in the near future.
A nine-person panel to select judges has been proposed by the Justice Minister.
It comes following a heated row between the government and the opposition.
Micheal Martin says the Oireachtas Business Committee should meet to discuss the matter.
The judge would only be removed if both the Dáil and Seanad supported such a motion.
Dr Laura Cahillane and Dr David Kenny say there may be a case for impeachment of the Supreme Court judge but that constutional path is fraught with risk.
Chief Justice Frank Clarke met with fellow Supreme Court judge Seamus Woulfe last week.
The two judges were set to meet to discuss the ongoing fallout over the Golfgate dinner.
The two judges were set to meet to discuss the ongoing fallout over the Golfgate dinner.
Shane Ross analyses Seamus Woulfe’s account of the recent Golfgate controversy and has a few things to say.
The Fine Gael MEP will replace Phil Hogan, who resigned in the wake of the Golfgate scandal.
A meeting between the two men had been scheduled to take place on Monday, but was earlier postponed until Friday.
Mr Justice Woulfe described reports of the scandal as “appalling” and “fake”.
The two judges were set to meet to discuss the ongoing fallout over the Golfgate dinner.
The transcript from the conversation between former chief justice Susan Denham and Mr Justice Seamus Woulfe was released yesterday.
A report into the attendance of Supreme Court Judge Seamus Woulfe at the infamous Golfgate dinner said he “switched off from news coverage” while away.
The full report into the Supreme Court judge’s attendance at the event was released today.
The report was published at 4pm today.
The former Attorney General has apologised for his attendance at the event.
Its communications strategy has been a mess at a crucial time for public health, Brexit and the economy, writes Clonan.
“I didn’t get due process, unlike others,” the former EU Commissioner said in an interview.
Ursula von der Leyen said that McGuinness has “significant political experience on EU issues”.
There was public fury over revelations that around 80 guests, including serving and former politicians, attended the golf dinner.
Dara Calleary resigned last month amid the Golfgate controversy.
The Dáil was recalled early this year to deal with Covid-19 and the reopening of the country.
A number of high-profile names are in the mix.
Billy Kelleher, Seán Kelly, and Ciarán Cuffe have written to Taoiseach Micheál Martin to ask for MEPs to be treated as essential workers for travel purposes.
Former Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald has said she is interested in the role.
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar and Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe have ruled themselves out of the running.
Picking a successor could be politically fraught.
Phil Hogan came to the “reluctant conclusion” yesterday that he should step down from his senior EU job.
Phil Hogan resigned as Trade Commissioner last night.
The unending revelations from GolfGate took a toll on the trade commissioner.