A motion seeking to impeach Supreme Court judge Séamus Woulfe is to be brought to the Dáil this week by Rise TD Paul Murphy and People Before Profit’s Bríd Smith. “Through his attendance at the ‘golfgate’ dinner and his subsequent behaviour Séamus Woulfe substantially undermined the public health effort.”The TDs will say in the Dáil that the judge breached the Constitution for “stated misbehaviour” and impeachment proceedings should therefore begin. Parliamentary questionsMinister for Justice Helen McEntee has agreed to answer questions following days of pressure about the appointment process. Doesn’t have a choiceSpeaking on Newstalk’s On the Record on Sunday, he said Ms McEntee “doesn’t have a choice” other than to answer questions on the matter. Mr Kelly said “this is not about Séamus Woulfe” but rather Ms McEntee’s failure to address the issue.

Source: The Irish Times November 22, 2020 13:30 UTC