# Donie Cassidy

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Four people to be prosecuted over alleged Covid breaches at infamous Golfgate event

On 19 August last year, 81 people attended a dinner in a Clifden hotel, Co Galway as part of an Oireachtas Golf Society event.

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Feb 17th 2021, 3:46 PM

European Commission president 'seeking clarification' as Phil Hogan hands in his Golfgate report

Last night, it emerged that Hogan was stopped by gardaí while driving to the dinner.

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Aug 24th 2020, 1:00 PM

Oireachtas golf society president apologises over Clifden event

Former Fianna Fáil TD and Senator Donie Cassidy says he will fully cooperate with the garda investigation into the event.

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Aug 22nd 2020, 2:15 PM

Another senator is running for Europe in Ireland's biggest constituency

Former TD Thomas Byrne will seek the Fianna Fáil nomination in the vast Midlands North West constituency.

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Feb 27th 2014, 9:01 AM

Double take? 26 celebrities and their waxworks

Madame Tussaud’s London museum has long record of getting public figures to stand beside their wax figurines… but with varying results.

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Jun 17th 2012, 10:30 AM

In full: what former ministers get after the government's new levy

We’ve gone through the list of ministerial pensions to see precisely how each living former minister is hit by the various levies.

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Nov 30th 2011, 10:08 AM

Seanad could sit more often than Dáil under new Leader's plans

Maurice Cummins wants to ensure that the Seanad sits on Fridays where possible – a practice not yet followed by the Dáil.

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May 30th 2011, 9:36 AM

FG pulls ahead as Seanad election counts near completion

Four of the five vocational panels are now nearly complete, while the two University constituencies are also nearly wrapped up.

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Apr 28th 2011, 11:21 PM

Cassidy apologises over 'it's not easy' remarks

The Leader of the Seanad says sorry for claiming it’s tough to live on €65k a year.

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Oct 28th 2010, 1:39 PM