Taoiseach's office flooded with angry emails over Golfgate, new documents reveal

Taoiseach's office flooded with angry emails over Golfgate, new documents reveal

The Minister for Agriculture Dara Calleary fell on his sword after the Golfgate events.

The Taoiseach's office was flooded with emails demanding he sack former agriculture minister Dara Calleary on the night the Irish Examiner revealed his attendance at the Oireachtas Golf Society event in August and the days after.

Documents released from the Department of the Taoiseach under Freedom of Information show that over 400 pieces of correspondence were received in the week after the event, known as Golfgate, came to light.

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