Golfgate

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Mr Justice Séamus Woulfe postponed his planned meeting with Chief Justice Frank Clarke this morning for "personal reasons". The pair were due to meet in the wake of former chief justice Susan Denham's report into Mr Justice Woulfe's attendance at a controversial Oireachtas Golf Society dinner

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Mr Justice Séamus Woulfe has met former Chief Justice Susan Denham as part of her investigation into his attendance at a controversial dinner which broke COVID-19 rules. Mr Justice Woulfe was accompanied by Michael Collins SC at the meeting, which was also attended by Shane Murphy SC, accordi

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Supreme Court judge Séamus Woulfe is reportedly "preparing for a fight" in the inquiry over his attendance at the Oireachtas golf dinner last month. At the behest of the Supreme Court, former chief justice Susan Denham will conduct a non-statutory review of Mr Justice Woulfe's atten

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Tom O'Malley SC considers golfgate and calls for any backlash or punishment of public officeholders in attendance to be rational and proportionate. The backstory to what has become known as Golfgate is now well-known. The Oireachtas Golf Society held a two-day outing on 18 and 19 August at Ballyconn

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