Crime Correspondent
A file has been sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions in connection with the Oireachtas Golf Society s dinner last August, which became known as golfgate .
Gardaí began an investigation following the event on 19 August last year into what it said was alleged breaches of the Covid-19 Temporary restrictions.
The file was completed in the past two weeks and sent to the DPP who will decide whether criminal charges are to be preferred.
The investigation was conducted by gardaí in Galway and several people who were at the Clifden House Hotel that night, including public representatives, were interviewed.
File sent to Director of Public Prosecutions after probe into Golfgate dinner
Gardai started an investigation after the event on the 19th August 2020, into what they said was alleged breaches of the Covid-19 temporary restrictions
08:50, 21 JAN 2021
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The Station House Hotel in Clifden, Co Galway, Ireland where The Oireachtas Golf Society event was held (Image: Hany Marzouk/PA Wire)
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