Former Olympic Council of Ireland President Pat Hickey
This morning.
A spokesperson for the Olympic Council of Ireland has said it will not be paying the €410,000 bond which Pat Hickey is required to pay as a condition of having his passport returned and being allowed to leave Brazil on medical grounds.
The OCI says it is a personal matter for Mr Hickey….
Harsh.
OCI will not pay Pat Hickey’s €410k court bond (RTÉ)
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doesnt seem to make sense.
…now if only it had been an ecumenical matter…
€410k down the drain if they did.
I would say he has it stuffed away somewhere. The bbc spotlight on Hickey was very informative and concise. Listening to jonathan Irwin on Sean O’Rourke this morning made my blood boil.
+1
I’m sure that fg minister that met the family will get the money for hickey, they need his “expertise” in organising the tickets for the rugby world cup bid.
can we call it ”hickey money’ instead?
Top notch entertainment for the peasant classes this morning with Lord Irwin on Sean O’Rourke calling for gun boats to be sent to liberate our “prince” Hickey from the hands of these disgraceful Brazilians.
Jonathan Irwin’s salary as CEO of the Jack and Jill foundation is €97,786. With wealthy pals like that Pat Hickey will be home in two shakes of a lambs tail
That foundation does stellar work – I don’t begrudge Irwin a salary that would barely cover the nut on a mortgage of 300-400K.
+1
He’s faking illness like all mob bosses do when they get locked up. Nothing wrong with him, he’ll be skipping around a few days after he gets back home. Pity the Brazilians got so soft on the bol lix
He had no problem traversing the planet, first class, before his arrest. No mention of any illness or near death experience. Suddenly he’s on death’s door.
Thankfully that bond of €400000 will soften his cough.
Looks like the OCI failed to mention the money they have set aside for hickey’s “legal fees” – €500K+
http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/olympic-council-of-ireland-will-pay-pat-hickeys-400000-bail-bond-to-allow-him-come-home-764538.html
Harsh, me hole. Why should they pay it?
Omertà
Of course he can stump up the money from his own resources – he has been president of the OCI for yonks and he was certainly paid more than the minimum wage. Then there’s the lump his colleagues bestowed on him: http://www.independent.ie/sport/rio-2016-olympics/oci-awarded-360000-to-its-former-chief-hickey-in-an-ex-gratia-honorarium-34984173.html