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Hogan resignation: a sorry saga that has wound its way to an inevitable end

Phil Hogan's tenure as EU trade commissioner ended in a week of statements, poorly-received tweets and an interview on RTÉ which one government minister called "a car crash".

The Irish Examiner's headlines surrounding Golfgate.

Thu, 27 Aug, 2020 - 06:00

Paul Hosford, Political Correspondent

Phil Hogan's tenure as EU trade commissioner ended in a week of statements, poorly-received tweets and an interview on RTÉ which one government minister called "a car crash".

It started late last Thursday when the Irish Examiner revealed that over 80 people including Mr Hogan attended an Oireachtas Golf Society dinner at the Station House Hotel in Clifden, Co Galway.

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