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Former Fianna Fáil TD Donie Cassidy
A Garda spokesman confirmed: “An Garda Síochána has received directions from the DPP in relation to the prosecution of four individuals for organising an event in contravention of health regulations at a commercial premises in Galway in August 2020. Summons have been lodged with the Courts and District Court dates in relation to each of the individuals are awaited. An Garda Síochána will not be commenting further.
The health regulations in question are Section 31A(6)(a) and (12) of the Health Act 1947 (as amended by Section 10 of the Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020.
File on Golfgate investigation sent to Director of Public Prosecutions
The Oireachtas Golf Society guests are said to have been split into two separate groups to keep under the 50-person limit. By Gráinne Ní Aodha Thursday 21 Jan 2021, 9:08 AM Jan 21st 2021, 9:08 AM 13,082 Views 3 Comments
Image: Shutterstock/Branko Jovanovic
Image: Shutterstock/Branko Jovanovic
GARDAÍ HAVE SENT a file in relation to the Golfgate dinner to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
Gardaí confirmed to
TheJournal.ie today that a file in relation to political controversy – where elected representatives, former politicians, and a judge were accused of breaching the Covid-19 restrictions at the time – has been forwarded to the DPP.
General Election
On 14 January, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar called a General Election ending weeks of speculation about a date.
It was the first time since 1918 that an election was held on a Saturday.
Fine Gael was hoping that by having voters go to the polls at the weekend it would help to secure the votes of working families and younger people. A future to look forward to was Fine Gael s slogan in the campaign. Mr Varadkar also said at the time that the economy had never been stronger.
Little did he know that a global pandemic was about to hit, bringing the economy to its knees and resulting in thousands of people being unemployed across the State.