The Station House Hotel in Clifden, Connemara, County Galway, which hosted the Oireachtas Golf Society, dinner in 2020

This morning/afternoon.

The trial of two politicians and two hoteliers over their alleged breach of Covid restrictions in organising a golf society dinner has begun in county Galway.

Via RTE news:

Prosecution Barrister Eoghan Cole said amendments to the Health Act were contained in a number of Statutory Instruments passed in 2020. These clearly stated that no more than 50 people could attend an indoor event.

He said the prosecution case was that all four accused – Independent Galway West TD Noel Grealish, former Fianna Fáil Senator Donal (Donie) Cassidy, along with James and John Sweeney of the Station House Hotel in Clifden – fit into the category of event organisers, and were in breach of the regulations in place.

Legal representatives for the accused contend that the status of Fáilte Ireland guidelines for the hospitality sector needed to be taken into account.

They say these allowed for separate gatherings in separate rooms, and that such measures were put in place for the Oireachtas Golf Society dinner.

They have argued that guidelines had the imprimatur of the State and as such were valid determinants of how the rules should be interpreted….

The trial is expected to last five days and some 50 witnesses are listed. Gulp, etc.

Four standing trial over alleged roles in Oireachtas golf dinner event (RTÉ)

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    1. Don Leary-Dort (formerly Tara Strete, formerly Sydney Parade-Gates, formerly Herr Coach, formerly Buzz Eireann, formerly Hughie Luas)

      There’ll be wigs on the green when Donie shows up…

  1. GiggidyGoo

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