No, Seriously, Why Did A New Jersey-Based Waste Company Employ Phil Hogan’s Golf Buddy?

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You may have missed, as we did, this story last Thursday.

Arthur French (above), property developer, auctioneer and a former second row (at a guess) and an advisor to Covanta Energy, the American company wishing to build an inicinerator in Poolbeg.

What does Arthur know about garbage?

Who knows but he is a friend of Environment minister Phil Hogan. Another golfing pal. They once played with Tiger Woods and Mary McAleese’s husband in a four-ball sponsored by Arthur’s company, French Estates.

Anyway, on July 8 (the last day of the Dail term), Phil dropped a levy on incineration [that had been] proposed by John Gormley.

It was among a number of demands being sought by Covanta.

Everyone denies everything.

And that’s that.

Bada bing, as they say in the New Jersey municipal waste industry.

Covanta Advisor Played Golf At FG Fund Raiser (Frank McDonald, Irish Times, Thursday, August )

(Pic: Knock Airport Authority)
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