Miriam Lord: Golfgate trial lawyers come out swinging

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Legal heavyweights out in force in Galway – although golf is not exactly their cup of tee

“Oh, you’re dead right,” sighed Martin.

Among the ranks of the BLs was junior counsel Willie Penrose, the former Labour TD. He is part of the Cassidy squad. Enter the hero of the hour: Fergal McGrath, brother of former TD Finian, who runs the Town Hall Theatre opposite the courthouse. Fergal made a room available to the hacks . Donie, in Colm’s words, sounded like Santa. Before the event, “he checked the regulations. He checked the guidelines. He consulted with people.” Probably to make sure nobody would be naughty and everyone would be nice.

Then Colm Smyth started talking about “potentially an unsavoury aspect” to the prosecution, without explaining entirely what he meant.The witnesses so far are all people who attended the golf dinner.The mainly retired minor politicians who attended this dinner were “exceptionally impressed”. But then, they don’t get out as much as they used to. There would be no “intermingling” at this hooley in Connemara.“A waiter said to me: table service only. You don’t move unless you go to the toilet.

 

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Would you ever ask Donie to straighten his wig

Yer man should get 3 months for wearing the dead cat on his head . Apart from that , they should forget about the nonsense

...that's some realistic lego hair in fairness

When a supreme court judge can brazen it out with no repercussions,then this is just posturing on the part of the Gardaí and should be thrown out. Prosecute all or none for Christ's sake.

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