Phil Hogan “very disappointed” with treatment, says he endured “full scale attack” from government
“I always feel like Irish people expect due process in the right forum. I didn’t get that. I wasn’t given that chance.” Phil Hogan has said he is “very disappointed” with how he was treated in the wake of the golfgate controversy and said he endured “a full scale attack” from the government which left […]
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Mairead McGuinness and Andrew McDowell to be nominees for Irish Commissioner
Their names are set to be submitted to the European Commission on Friday. The government are set to put forward European Parliament vice-president and MEP Mairead McGuinness and former European Investment Bank vice-president Andrew McDowell for the position of Ireland’s next European Commissioner. The vacancy in the position arose from the resignation of Phil Hogan […]
6 years ago
Mairead McGuinness confirms that she’s interested in replacing Phil Hogan in EU post
The Drogheda politician has thrown her hat in the ring. Mairead McGuinness was speaking on RTÉ’s This Week programme on Radio 1 when she confirmed her interest in succeeding Phil Hogan as Ireland’s EU Commissioner. She is currently serving the EU as Vice President of the European Parliament. She said that, “nobody has sounded her […]
6 years ago
When will ‘cancel culture’ and ‘mob justice’ end?
Hopefully not for a while. The cries of ‘cancel culture’, ‘snowflake’ and ‘a good man’ have been pretty prevalent across social media, opinion pieces and WhatsApp groups in recent days. “The mob get their man,” one former Fine Gael councillor said on Twitter. Maybe it is strange to see an Irish politician be held account […]
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Ursula von der Leyen asks Irish government to propose a man and a woman to replace Phil Hogan
“It is up now to the Irish government to present suitable candidates for a Commissioner of Irish nationality.” European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has asked the Irish government to propose a man and a woman as candidates to replace Phil Hogan, who resigned from the position of European Commissioner on Wednesday night. She […]
6 years ago
Phil Hogan to resign as EU Commissioner in wake of Golfgate controversy
Big news this evening. EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan is to resign from his role following the controversy over his attendance at an Oireachtas Golf Society event in Clifden last week. RTÉ’s Europe Editor Tony Connelly confirmed that Hogan will step away from his role. A spokesman for @PhilHoganEU has confirmed Ireland's EU commissioner is resigning… […]
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