Former judge says golfgate 'beggars belief' but 'this has been going on for years'

Supreme Court judge Seamus Woulfe was heavily criticised for attending the golf dinner given his role in drafting Covid-19 regulations. Picture: Maxwell’s
Supreme Court judge Seamus Woulfe was heavily criticised for attending the golf dinner given his role in drafting Covid-19 regulations. Picture: Maxwell’s

Retired judge Gillian Hussey has said that she was astounded that any golf function, and in particular the Oireachtas Golf Society function, had taken place during a pandemic.

“It beggars belief but it doesn’t surprise me,” she told RTÉ radio’s Today with Claire Byrne show. 

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