#golfgate

[fullwets]

golfgate

true. ? i'm so confused

[hylialeia]

can't golfgate cryptkeep bossbaby my way out of this one lads

[queen-mabs-revenge]

it's one rule for me and another for thee in ireland.

golf outings are patted on the back and sent out the door while protests against gender violence are prosecuted.

SAFE Ireland says 19 women a day sought help for the first time during the first 6 months of the pandemic and seven women a day were turned away from refuges filled to capacity.

the protest that spoke for those people is prosecuted yet those in power are acquitted for attending a dinner and a golf outing.

we ask for change, they answer with charges.

[ivovynckier]

Sound advice for obese blonde men after January 20: don't wear a white polo shirt and a red ball cap when playing golf!

[deithe]

what the fuck is going on

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[thewatsonbeekeepers]

I realise that what’s been going on in Ireland is trending at the moment with the police murder of George Nkencho, and though I normally use tumblr as a ‘destress’ I think it’s really important to explain the situation in Ireland to everyone. Cn: racial violence and murder, paedophilia mention For context, I’m white Irish, but I hope this post can be useful to us/uk centric tumblr.

The African Advocacy Network Ireland called George Nkencho’s killing by police an execution (x) and as an Irish person, it’s difficult to see otherwise. Irish police (gardaí) are almost all unarmed. We call them the garda síochána - literally, the guardians of the peace. I can’t remember the last time I heard of the gardaí killing anyone. When I go abroad to the UK or the rest of Western Europe, I am always incredibly freaked out by the armed police everywhere - and that’s not even as bad as America. So in Ireland, having the armed section of the police go after a mentally ill black man is really not normal. It is already suggesting an act of violence that our police normally are not allowed to commit.

It’s worth noting that whilst our police are not armed, they are still as complicit in state violence as in any other country - ACAB still applies in Ireland on a huge level. Police are complicit in deporting immigrants, in the mistreatment of those arrested, in the mistreatment of sex workers etc., and that should not be ignored. Our police also have a horrendous track record on corruption - our previous government nearly fell because a whistleblower on corruption in the police force was reported by the police as a paedophile and had his life destroyed. (x) The gardaí have a horrendous track record of closing ranks when an accusation is levelled and of doing anything they can to protect their own, and unfortunately Ireland is so small that institutions historically are capable of carrying out huge, cosy corruption. The gardaí are absolutely at the centre of this and this needs to be drawn attention to.

Ireland is more than 92% white, and only 1.3% black. (x) I don’t know a single non-white person in this country who does not feel constantly aware of their difference and constantly excluded. Again, being a small country does not help with this - the smallness of the country exacerbates how difficult it is to exist as a person of colour in Irish society, because everywhere you go there is a very homogenous, white, Catholic, Irish culture. I don’t want to say more on this because I don’t personally have experience of being black in Ireland, but I hope this contributes to your understanding of how clearly racially motivated Nkencho’s shooting was. The coincidence of the armed police (of which there are very few) going after a black man (who are statistically a huge minority) is really too much for me to buy given how endemic racism is in our country.

I also want fellow Irish people, if you’re reading this, to put pressure on the press. The Irish Times, one of the country’s main news sources, is very clearly coming out in favour of the gardaí here, and it’s not unfeasible to see the country’s elites (the same who fucked us over earlier this year in golfgate x) work with the government to smooth this over. Our government and their allies are a boy’s club, as golfgate proved. If you’re Irish and you’re able to, please go and protest - I can’t because I’m immunocompromised, but I will be writing to the government and to the Irish Times etc. - those of you who are not Irish, protesting embassies (safely) and writing to the press and to Irish government officials would be hugely helpful - please pretend to be Irish when you do this, otherwise they will ignore you. Please do not use template emails when writing to the government as our government filters them out!

Petition: https://www.change.org/p/department-of-justice-justice-for-the-unlawful-killing-of-george-nkencho-justiceforgeorge?recruited_by_id=95429be0-4b41-11eb-a239-2bc7a8cae2dd [please don’t donate to change.org!]

These are Irish organisations that really need your donations! I haven’t explained the other horrific racist apparatuses of the state because this isn’t the post for it, but Ireland has been condemned by the UN for the way it breaches human rights of asylum seekers, so these are all vital (x).

Irish Refugee Council, who support people seeking protection in Ireland

Doras, an independent NGO working to protect the rights of migrants in Ireland

Immigrant Council of Ireland, an independent law centre working to provide assistance to people from a migrant background and protect their rights

Migrants and Ethnic-minorities for Reproductive Justice (MERJ Ireland), an organisation of migrant women of colour actively campaigning for reproductive justice and for all and contributing to feminist discourse in Ireland

Movement of Asylum Seekers in Ireland, a platform for asylum seekers to seek justice, freedom and dignity for all asylum seeker

Email the Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee, here: helen.mcentee@oireachtas.ie

Thank you for reading - I realise this is a long post. Please do dm me if you want any more info/resources - always happy to help.

[techmaqofficial]

Leaders resign after ‘Golfgate’ scandal highlights hypocrisy over Covid-19 guidelines – CNN Video EU Commissioner Phil Hogan, who resigned from his post for breaking Ireland's coronavirus restrictions by attending a political golf society event with 80 other people, was just the latest member of the political elites to be caught flouting the rules. CNN's Salma Abdelaziz Source link

[mahixa]

the golfgate is so much more interesting than dubaigate imo

broke: what happened in dubai

woke: what happened in austria

[cris-diego-alien-on-earth]

What have we learned from Coronavirus?

The short answer, a lot of things.

We have learned that Governments are not truly interested in the people or the economies best interests.

We have learned that the left -right paradigm does not work in the majority of peoples best interests.

We have learned and witnessed that time and time again our Governments and politicians continue to operate on a platform of dishonesty, confusion and conflicting resolutions. These people that the masses of people entrust to make positive changes are career Capitalists. They have been so disconnected from the reality in which the people they serve are daily put in. Democratic representation has failed and an idea would be to move to direct democracy instead of the vote for representation that we see played out today.

We have learned that we are not as comfortable as we once believed we where. The Western bubble of "rights and protection" has now been busted, and the reality of real life vulnerability has began to surface and remains in the thoughts of all.

We have learned that the system can and will change without any public input as we entrust are representatives to do their jobs but due to corporate interests and lack of real representation the masses of people have no control in how the society that they are apart of runs and again it doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that it yet again isn't in our best interests.

I suggest that people strive to become more self sufficient, educate themselves and try in their everyday lives to make as much small differences in whatever way we can to make our world a better and safer place for the generations that we leave it to.

Now is the time to develop our talents, skills and education so that we can support each other in practical ways and continue to go "toe to toe" with issues such as the right to support ourselves, the Justice system, racism, misogyny, sexism, equal rights, and to end poverty and hunger. These demands are not far fetched or impossible, they just don't make profit for Capitalists and bankers, that is why they are overlooked and regarded as and i quote "Impossible".

Oppose any other counter culture that decides to raise its ugly head and stop us creating the society that all of us deserve.

We should all expect more from our so called representatives, not just lip service AND NOT JUST WHEN IT COMES ROUND TO VOTING TIME.

Through these small actions we can strive to persevere, grow together and make the society that we want, one that serves all, and not just the Corporate Global Society that they are pushing for to serve themselves and fill their greedy pockets. They do this by enforcing political and corporate agendas that they disguise or simply hide from the public a quick google search will validate this claim. Mainstream politics have and only seemed to serve and enrich the lives of the few while the masses of us (The Public) and our children will continue to play the game of holding them up and keep them in power. Growing up I have always known this to be true and I am sure you have also. Many of us will say there is nothing we can do....if you are this way then I suggest you continue to live your life the way you are until the above mentioned creeps into your life while you least expect it. If you do not hold this defeatist view and are sick to death and feel that you are not currently happy with the status quo then we have something in common.

In a true "Democracy" they are to serve us and not us to serve them.

I do not like to use the terms "us and them" for obvious reasons as i see everyone as human but for once I would like to see a system that is balanced for everyone not just the wealthy few.

If anyone would like an example of this just have a look into Golf Gate and you will see a clear picture of what I am trying to convey.

They are public servants and we are the public.

Need I say more

[morningireland]

(Morning Ireland)

[astratv]

"Συγγνώμη" από τον Επίτροπο Εμπορίου της Ε.Ε. για το σκάνδαλο "Golfgate"

“Συγγνώμη” από τον Επίτροπο Εμπορίου της Ε.Ε. για το σκάνδαλο “Golfgate”

Ο Επίτροπος Εμπορίου της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης Φιλ Χόγκαν απολογήθηκε μετά τις αντιδράσεις που προκλήθηκαν λόγω της συμμετοχής του σε δείπνο της λέσχης γκολφ του Ιρλανδικού Κοινοβουλίου εν μέσω της πανδημίας του κορονοϊού.

Ο Επίτροπος Εμπορίου της ΕΕ έχει επιστρέψει στις Βρυξέλλες. Στο δείπνο συμμετείχαν 80 άτομα.

Μεταξύ των συμμετεχόντων ήταν και ο Ιρλανδός Υπουργός Γεωργίας και δύο γερουσιαστές,…

[reportwire]

Noel Grealish To Have Few Pints After This Golfgate Trial If Anyone Is Sticking Around – Waterford Whispers News

Noel Grealish To Have Few Pints After This Golfgate Trial If Anyone Is Sticking Around – Waterford Whispers News

January 6, 2022 – BREAKING NEWS, POLITICS INDEPENDENT TD Noel Grealish has put a shout out on his WhatsApp to anyone in the Galway area who fancies a bit of a session over the next few days, as he waits out ‘this GolfGate trial BS’. Grealish, along with former Fianna Fáil senator Donie Cassidy and a pair of Galway hoteliers are currently on trial for failing to meet Covid safety standards at the…

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[ibcreativeworld]

Leaders resign after 'Golfgate' scandal highlights hypocrisy