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Shane Ross: Golfgate is proof that judicial appointments are infected by political patronage

Shane Ross analyses Seamus Woulfe’s account of the recent Golfgate controversy and has a few things to say.

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Oct 9th 2020, 11:01 AM

Shane Ross: What on Earth was a Supreme Court Judge doing at an Oireachtas members’ golf outing?

Former minister Shane Ross says the recent ‘golfgate’ event in Clifden has the familiar ring of political and judicial cosiness.

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Aug 25th 2020, 1:00 PM

Shane Ross: 'If you could save one person's life, would you?'

The fact that my Bill will save lives is not a truth some vested interests want to hear, writes Transport Minister Shane Ross.

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Apr 16th 2017, 6:30 AM