Asked if he saw anything at the dinner that caused him concern about Covid-19, Judge Woulfe replied "no".
Judge Woulfe served as Attorney General between June 2017 and June 2020 and attended some Oireachtas Golf Society outings during this time. Judge Woulfe said that his trip involved taking a day or two out of his family holidays in Donegal and so he opted to attend just one day of the competition.When he got there, he queried the group dinner with former Senator Paul Coghlan, who told him "everything was in order with the guidelines, or words to that effect".
He said it was his understanding that the guidelines allowed for multiple gatherings in a venue, so long as these happened in "separate defined spaces and systems to prevent intermingling". Legal teams for the accused have claimed the interpretation of these guidelines is central to the proceedings. Ms Higgins, who played golf on both days, said the Oireachtas Golf Society dinner in Clifden was "very different to other years".
Mr Cassidy subsequently contacted the Irish Hotels Federation and travelled to the hotel with Mr Grealish, a week before the event, to review the arrangements and look at the rooms where the dinner would take place. Later that day the IHF emailed members to say that the Department of Tourism had no notice regarding proposed changes and that until such time as it did, the status quo would remain in place.
I can vouch for all my colleagues that we had a great day and the meal was quite good value for money
A Wolf in oh so innocent lamb’s clothing.
Perhaps it wasn't a golf dinner ..... with a little bit of imaginative re-branding this could have been a 'cheese and wine working supper'.
The wagons are being circled and the old boy network will emerge unscathed.
Of course not, he believes he’s one of the untouchables.
They went for a game of golf and a bite to eat. Witch hunt. Move on.
That fella was meant to be the Attorney General at the time, not fit for that job at the time and most definitely not fit for purpose in his current role. A FG stooge in the position only because Varadkar put him there!