Daniel McConnell: Denham report far from a ringing endorsement of Woulfe's judgement

With Seamus Woulfe’s position intact, many will look on in dismay and see the elite circling the wagons and avoiding accountability, writes Daniel McConnell

Ms Justice Susan Denham has found that the resignation of Supreme Court judge Seamus Woulfe would be disproportionate, following his attendance at the infamous Golfgate dinner. Picture: RollingNews.ie

The findings of the ex-Chief Justice Susan Denham report into Supreme Court judge Seamus Woulfe’s presence at the Oireachtas golf event in Clifden on August 19 have drawn a decidedly mixed reaction within legal and political circles.

From the moment the Irish Examiner broke the story at lunchtime on Thursday that Ms Justice Denham had concluded that his removal from the court would be “unjust and disproportionate,” the Law Library and Leinster House were abuzz with equal expressions of criticism and support for Mr Justice Woulfe.