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Forcing Helen McEntee to resign for having a baby would be appalling

But, there’s a pretty big but. The Constitution, the law and the political system are against her. Ms McEntee’s case is unprecedented. There is no provision for a TD to take maternity leave, let alone a Cabinet minister. The optics, politics and logistics of the Justice Minister’s maternity leave are complex, will be scrutinised and do matter to women. Technically, a TD doesn’t actually take any sort of leave, including holidays. TDs are paid once they are elected and their level of activity over the term of the Dáil is determined by themselves. Not that it matters, but Ms McEntee has one of the safest seats in the land. Her Fine Gael seat in Meath East is in prime Blueshirt territory, previously held by former Taoiseach John Bruton and her late father, Shane McEntee. She has also seen off her party rival Regina Doherty in the past year. Her constituency operation is formidable and will continue while she is on leave. The Houses of the Oireachtas will give her additional s

Ex-Fianna Fáil TD Donie Cassidy vows to 'vigorously defend' charge over Golfgate

The investigation centred on whether more than 50 people attended the event. The 80 guests at the dinner were split into separate partitioned areas in order to be categorised as separate gatherings, which was permitted at the time. However, gardaí investigated both the organisers of the golf event dinner in Galway and management at the Station House Hotel in Clifden. Several of the politicians who attended the event were also interviewed by gardaí. The political fallout from the event led to the resignation of then agriculture minister Dara Calleary and six Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael Senators losing the party whip.

Two politicians to be prosecuted for Golfgate dinner

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.