Pictured : Chief Justice of Ireland, Frank Clarke; President Michael D Higgins, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar; Attorney General Seamus Woulfe and former Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan. Image: Sam Boal Pictured : Chief Justice of Ireland, Frank Clarke; President Michael D Higgins, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar; Attorney General Seamus Woulfe and former Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan.
It follows on from a letter published by Chief Justice Frank Clarke to Woulfe, where he stated that he believed Woulfe should resign his position in the wake of the controversy caused by the Golfgate dinner. The decision taken by government today at Cabinet will also mean that the focus on the appointment process of Woulfe to the Supreme Court will now take prominence.
Opposition have concerns about the selection process, after it emerged last week that Cabinet was not told in July that a number of other judges had expressed interest in the vacancy on the Supreme Court before Woulfe was selected. Woulfe had come through the Judicial Appointments advisory board process, he said. He said he was not told other judges had expressed interest.
“We don’t intend to just leave it at that there will be votes today on the order of business. But it will continue in the weeks ahead until the Minister comes into the Dáil on to account for the process that led to this decision.”“I believe the government have to allow questions today so we can deal with this once and for all, and find out transparently.
Taoiseach?.....snigger...
Drama played out for the public with no intention of discipline. Joke
That picture of those guys just smacks of corruption. Rotten to the core this beautiful little country of ours
Shame shame shame.. wonder why Government doesn’t want to take any action re.Seamus Wolfe and his “appointment “ etc....