Ian Paisley Jnr
Brendan Hughes, in The Irish News, reports:
Ian Paisley billed a Belfast charity for almost £6,000 to fly first-class to a peace conference in New York.
Others travelling to the event from Ireland and Britain, including tánaiste Simon Coveney, flew in economy – more than 10 times cheaper in price.
Political opponents branded the DUP MP “truly shameless” for recouping the high-cost travel from a charity.
It is Mr Paisley’s latest lavish trip controversy after months of criticism and parliamentary probes over holidays in the Maldives and Sri Lanka.
Ah here.
Ian Paisley claimed £6,000 from charity for first-class trip to New York (The Irish News)
Previously: Under The Spotlight Again
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The event was held here,Ian was in terrific form ( he’s not the brightest) and Simon was articulate,witty and a great ambassador for Ireland:)
http://www.metropolitanclubnyc.org/History
took a break from the fast life in vegas and hydroponic gardening in california to attend?
-great lede very apropos-
“The event was organised by Cooperation Ireland, a registered charity aimed at encouraging north-south dialogue and peace-building.”
“Cooperation Ireland”, isn’t that the charity chaired by this lad who says he is unaware his apartment building is the UK’s biggest brothel? “10 floors of whores”, wha?
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/revealed-sex-for-sale-and-the-angloirish-tycoon-cb0q38q98
…maybe Junior had stuff he wanted to discuss with the charity CEO…
-at the time there was lots big sky dreams over the “opportunity” Brexit presented to decouple NI’s corporation tax rate from the UK/EU.
-he was principally courting Irish American business with suggestions/promises that’s NI’s corporation tax would soon mirror ROI’s or be lower.
-pleasant chap extremely pro business for NI
-Simon owned him,he’s quite tall commanding and extremely purposeful,very impressive that day.
Simon Coveney is great. who paid his 10 times less airfare?
I imagine it was the taxpayer?
Once Sense-of-Entitlement Syndrome kicks in, it’s vary hard to identify an antidote.
Though it’s not as if we didn’t have plenty of cases to experiment with?
Given that the primary appeal to his voters is his attribute of ‘Not a Taig’, he’s not a great exponent of Protestant parsimony.
Lets not forget about the old classics- ‘save ulster from sodomy’ and ‘never never never’. Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be.
Protestant dogs are always harder to keep – and what’s this about the Catholic sort ethics again?