Judge dismisses charges in ‘Golfgate’ trial
Judge Mary Fahy said there had been two distinct areas in the hotel which catered for two groups
A District Court judge dismissed charges this evening against four men accused of organising an Oireachtas Society Golf dinner in a Clifden hotel two years ago.
Independent Galway West TD Noel Grealish (55), from Carnmore, Galway, and former Fianna Fáil senator Donie Cassidy (76), The Square, Castlepollard, Westmeath, along with hoteliers John Sweeney (61) and his son, James Sweeney (32), each denied organising the Oireachtas golf society event in breach of Covid-19 restrictions at the ...