Should Phil Hogan Have Lost His Job? | The Tonight Show
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- Claire Brock is joined by Political Correspondent Aoife Moore, Jim O'Callaghan TD, Louise O'Reilly TD and Journalist Donal Lynch to discuss Phil Hogan's resignation as EU Trade Commissioner and his recent interview in the French newspaper 'Libération'.
Aoife Moore of The Irish Examiner broke the story of Golfgate in August of 2020. She is not surprised by the recent French interview. Moore points out that the court in Galway has dismissed the charges, citing no laws had been broken. However, she says, at the time the outcry from the public came from a place of the lack of togetherness felt for restrictions of citizens of Ireland and the government.
Jim O'Callaghan TD believes it was a failure of our National interest to lose a Trade Commissioner, Phil Hogan, that we as a country had a disservice unto us losing someone like that in Europe.
Claire Brock reminds O'Callaghan of the state of Ireland in the pandemic at the time of county lockdown and widespread fear for the vulnerable members of society. O'Callaghan empathises with the difficult year for Irish people, but believes that at the time the country would have been better served had we had Trade Commissionership.
Aoife Moore points out that the outcry of Golfgate was not really about the fact that he went to Clifden, it was the series of anomalies and the stories that had come out after the event about Phil Hogan.
Donal Lynch points out that Phil Hogan in his resignation had accepted that the controversy had become a distraction. Lynch is confused about how he could make that statement then and want to receive compensation now.
Lousie O'Reilly TD believes there was an arrogance associated with Phil Hogan and the numerous stories that came out at the end of 2020. She believes that he is perfectly entitled to imagine he has a constructive dismissal case.
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So just got to show that it's still very much one rules for the Irish plebs and another for us, so much for democracy, it's time to change this Canadians style massive protest against these corrupted politicians criminals and their master's, while every one was forced into lockdowns they having a ball of a time and now they want to be compensation for being caught out.
Course he should have lost his job is it one rule for him and his cronies and a different rule for the rest of us they all might have got off with flouting the rules but it does not make them any less guilty sure we all new they would get away with it
No sympathy for that gombeen man.Remember the water charges Phil??
He should have been fined and taken to court,he broke the law besides the golf gate issue he was suppose to self isolate for 14 days,when he arrived from Brussels, but went from county to county ,going for lunch in hotels,playing golf
All about me mates,all about me mates??And we slag off Boris over the water?
I watched this and still dont know what its about. Did anyone understand?