Comments on: The John O’Donoghue files (Part 8 – New York) http://www.gavinsblog.com/2009/08/26/the-john-odonoghue-files-part-8-new-york/ Estd. in Ireland, July 2002 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:42:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: wdf http://www.gavinsblog.com/2009/08/26/the-john-odonoghue-files-part-8-new-york/comment-page-1/#comment-870237 wdf Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:05:06 +0000 http://www.gavinsblog.com/?p=4862#comment-870237 gavin - i've just re-read these documents. we have all been very unfair to JOD & Co. If you study the itinerary you will see that on 28th November he walked 2 blocks. Imagine!! What next - a claim for shoe leather? gavin – i've just re-read these documents. we have all been very unfair to JOD & Co. If you study the itinerary you will see that on 28th November he walked 2 blocks. Imagine!! What next – a claim for shoe leather?

]]> By: wdf http://www.gavinsblog.com/2009/08/26/the-john-odonoghue-files-part-8-new-york/comment-page-1/#comment-868847 wdf Thu, 27 Aug 2009 04:51:50 +0000 http://www.gavinsblog.com/?p=4862#comment-868847 gavin<br><br>would it be an idea to request as many people as possible to turn upat leinster house the week the dail returns with a packet of bisto for john, each with a label on it to jod td, ceann comhairle.<br><br>just to emphasise the gravy train? gavin

would it be an idea to request as many people as possible to turn upat leinster house the week the dail returns with a packet of bisto for john, each with a label on it to jod td, ceann comhairle.

just to emphasise the gravy train?

]]> By: BockTheRobber http://www.gavinsblog.com/2009/08/26/the-john-odonoghue-files-part-8-new-york/comment-page-1/#comment-868726 BockTheRobber Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:47:05 +0000 http://www.gavinsblog.com/?p=4862#comment-868726 Sunday 26th<br>Go to Mass<br>Visit theatre building<br>Brunch at Waldorf<br>Afternoon off<br>Dinner at Waldorf<br>Attend Christmas spectacular at Radio City<br><br><br>Monday 27th <br>Visit Irish arts centre.<br>Meet Gabriel Byrne<br>Have lunch.<br>Announce exchange programme.<br>Meet Irish media.<br>Go to theatre.<br><br>Tuesday 28th<br>Breakfast with NBC executives.<br>Lunch with Aer Lingus executives<br>Attend 1-hour presentation<br>Attend Book launch<br>See Spamalot<br><br>Wednesday 29th<br>2 interviews<br>Lunch with Ireland-US council<br>Home<br><br>__________<br><br>Tough schedule Sunday 26th
Go to Mass
Visit theatre building
Brunch at Waldorf
Afternoon off
Dinner at Waldorf
Attend Christmas spectacular at Radio City

Monday 27th
Visit Irish arts centre.
Meet Gabriel Byrne
Have lunch.
Announce exchange programme.
Meet Irish media.
Go to theatre.

Tuesday 28th
Breakfast with NBC executives.
Lunch with Aer Lingus executives
Attend 1-hour presentation
Attend Book launch
See Spamalot

Wednesday 29th
2 interviews
Lunch with Ireland-US council
Home

__________

Tough schedule

]]> By: conandrumm http://www.gavinsblog.com/2009/08/26/the-john-odonoghue-files-part-8-new-york/comment-page-1/#comment-868339 conandrumm Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:09:51 +0000 http://www.gavinsblog.com/?p=4862#comment-868339 pps (re NY02) presumably his three-hour lunch/meeting with Aer Lingus people was spent explaining why he flew Continental to the US for the trip. pps (re NY02) presumably his three-hour lunch/meeting with Aer Lingus people was spent explaining why he flew Continental to the US for the trip.

]]> By: conandrumm http://www.gavinsblog.com/2009/08/26/the-john-odonoghue-files-part-8-new-york/comment-page-1/#comment-868329 conandrumm Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:00:21 +0000 http://www.gavinsblog.com/?p=4862#comment-868329 ps... re Venice trip [JOD Part 6 (Venice)] "Lunch for Irish delegation, Cipriani Hotel"<br><br>The Cipriani is one of the most expensive places in the world to eat or stay. It is on one of the Venetian islands and is only accessible from Venice by water. There are far more reasonable places to eat in Venice.<br><br>If the cost of the lunch is not on O'Donoghue's list then it may be under some other heading - Culture Ireland, Venice Biennale (I think DAST has appointed its own curator every two years), or the DFA (Rome Embassy). ps… re Venice trip [JOD Part 6 (Venice)] “Lunch for Irish delegation, Cipriani Hotel”

The Cipriani is one of the most expensive places in the world to eat or stay. It is on one of the Venetian islands and is only accessible from Venice by water. There are far more reasonable places to eat in Venice.

If the cost of the lunch is not on O'Donoghue's list then it may be under some other heading – Culture Ireland, Venice Biennale (I think DAST has appointed its own curator every two years), or the DFA (Rome Embassy).

]]> By: gavinsblog http://www.gavinsblog.com/2009/08/26/the-john-odonoghue-files-part-8-new-york/comment-page-1/#comment-868308 gavinsblog Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:40:23 +0000 http://www.gavinsblog.com/?p=4862#comment-868308 The only work I am doing is scanning the FOIs Ken Foxe of the Tribune put the work into.. but I will have some of my own in the near future ;) The only work I am doing is scanning the FOIs Ken Foxe of the Tribune put the work into.. but I will have some of my own in the near future ;)

]]> By: conandrumm http://www.gavinsblog.com/2009/08/26/the-john-odonoghue-files-part-8-new-york/comment-page-1/#comment-868303 conandrumm Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:35:48 +0000 http://www.gavinsblog.com/?p=4862#comment-868303 Incredible work Gavin, and a public service.<br><br>I imagine Mrs Furlong is the wife of the former Secy Genl of the Department.<br>I would be interested to know the status of Ms O'Connor and how this works within the civil service. I presume she is a career public servant (sic) who held the postion as Private Secy (pro tem?) to then minister John O'Donghue. She now seems to act as a press contact for ministers Mansergh & Cullen.<br><br>One can only presume that she has the Revenue's guidance on any expenses she was entitled to, whether receipted or not, when travelling as part of the minister's entourage.<br><br>There is another issue. Minister O'Donoghue decentralised significant elements of his Department to Killarney. At what cost?<br><br>And what costs, including additional expenses, are now incurred on an ongoing basis because the Department has been geographically fragmented? Incredible work Gavin, and a public service.

I imagine Mrs Furlong is the wife of the former Secy Genl of the Department.
I would be interested to know the status of Ms O'Connor and how this works within the civil service. I presume she is a career public servant (sic) who held the postion as Private Secy (pro tem?) to then minister John O'Donghue. She now seems to act as a press contact for ministers Mansergh & Cullen.

One can only presume that she has the Revenue's guidance on any expenses she was entitled to, whether receipted or not, when travelling as part of the minister's entourage.

There is another issue. Minister O'Donoghue decentralised significant elements of his Department to Killarney. At what cost?

And what costs, including additional expenses, are now incurred on an ongoing basis because the Department has been geographically fragmented?

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