Irish Times
‘I apologise unreservedly, unreservedly and sincerely for attending the dinner’
Brian Hayes, chief executive of Banking & Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI), considered resigning after he attended this year’s controversial Oireachtas golf society dinner, the former Fine Gael minister of state and MEP has said.
Mr Hayes attended the gathering in August of this year, which led to the resignation of then Minister for Agriculture Dara Calleary and European Commissioner Phil Hogan. Attended by more than 80 people, it went ahead despite Covid-19 public health guidelines placing limits on indoor gatherings.
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