The EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan has offered his 'fulsome and profound apology' for attending the Oireachtas Golf Society dinner for 81 people in Clifden last Wednesday.
In a statement, Mr Hogan apologised to healthcare workers and to all the people who have lost loved ones during the pandemic. "I wish to apologise fully and unreservedly for attending the Oireachtas golf society dinner on Wednesday night last. "I want, in particular, to apologise to the wonderful healthcare workers, who continue to put their lives on the line to combat Covid-19 and all people who have lost loved ones during this pandemic.
I acknowledge my actions have touched a nerve for the people of Ireland, something for which I am profoundly sorry," he said. "I