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Casey labels President’s account of ¤317,000 fund ‘self-promoting’ Áras document details spending of Higgins’s annual unaudited allowance

HARRY McGEE paign over the allowance. and FIACH KELLY It has been set at its current rate of ¤317,000 since the Presidential candidate Peter presidency of Mary McAleese Caseyhasdescribed thebreak- in 1998. The annual expendi- down of howPresident Mi- ture is broken down into five chael DHiggins’s annual categories. ¤317,000 allowance is spent Three are under the broad as “self-promoting drivel” and heading of in-house events, “bullshit”. and include food and bever- Áras an Uachtaráin pub- age,hospitality and entertain- lished a48-page document ment, and other, which in- thisweekentitled The Presi- cludes fees for entertainers. dencyinReview,which gave Another ¤170,000 has detailsofspendingoftheannu- been spent cumulatively over al unauditedallowance by Mr seven years “representing Ire- Higgins during his first sev- landabroad” butnofurtherde- en-year term . tailshave been disclosed as to The greater part of the how the funds were spent. glossy publication was com- prised of photographsofMr Costs Higgins, with only three pages All the President’s foreign of details of spendingunder trips are separately funded by the allowance. theDepartmentof ForeignAf- fairsand costsassociated with his travel abroad came to ¤667,000 during his term. The last category is “books and research”, which came to almost ¤40,000 over seven of America said it “cares deep- Following the news report the ■ Allan Mathews is aleader in years. ly” about all victims of child sex firm was “contactedbyover the St Patrick’s Scout Group in Thereisalist on the follow- Abuse scandal leaves abuse, and sincerely apologised 400 people who wereaffected Dundalk, Co Louth. He has ing pages of the number of “We believe them, we believe in by it,” McClenaghan said. been involved in for events associated with the fairly compensatingthem, and Sincethen the firmhas repre- 27 years. PHOTOGRAPH: CIARA first terminoffice including we pay for unlimited counsel- sentedmorethan 200abusevic- WILKINSON six incoming State visits,52 ling for abuse victims and their tims in proceedings against the themed garden parties, 22 af- scouting facing families,”ittold The Irish organisation,withawardsrang- ternoon tea events and 200 of- Times. ing from £15,000 to hundreds hadbeen for aperiodbetween ficial lunches and dinners. of thousands of pounds. the late 1960sand mid-1970s, MrCaseycalled formorede- Complainants McClenaghansaid he had,in meaning it has had to pay the tailed figurestobepublished Daniel O’Connell, asolicitor severallawsuits ,“absolutely” costs of any abuse lawsuits and said this was not transpar- uncertain future withIrish firmColeman Legal come across historic cases fromthat periodfromits own It’s ent. “There are huge numbers Partners who specialise in where people had approached funds. impossible here but there is no break- abuse cases, said the firm had higher-level authorities in the reading through it down. We get generic head- 25 clients looking to take cases UK Scout Association about Indemnification to‘‘work out the ings such as tea parties. erodedthe trust between par- The highly-publicised 2012 against Scouting . Some abuse, but “then nothing had now faces “Everyquarter expenses ents and local leaders in Dund- case“unleashedscores of law- 21 of those complainants had been done about it”. similar problems identifying figures. It’s aPR should be published. He also alk, he said. suits all over the country,” after contacted the firm in the last Failure to act on allegations past insurance records re- document. What’s spentover¤100,000 onphoto- In recent months Mathews’s which the BSA approachto three weeks, he said. to authorities appeared to be quired to help indemnify the or- graphs and did not deny it dur- six-year-old son joined the abuse allegations “did a180”, “I have afew different clients “individuals making mistakes ganisationagainst thecostof fu- the breakdown for ing the campaign. Thatwas a younger “beavers” age group. Mones said. who had the same abuser. rather than being directed not ture legal cases. these different lot. His excusewas he could “It’s away of life, Icouldnever Theprevious policy was akin Whenyou see the shocking to do anything” in cases he had The organisation was not get alocal photographer. see myself leaving, I’m in it 27 to “scorched earth”, where the numbers coming out that does seen, McClenaghan said. formed in 2004 following a expenses? “I am putting my expenses Jack Power years [and] it’ssomethingI’m organisationadopted anaggres- makeyou sit up and think,” Responding,the UK scout- merger of two legacy organisa- Former presidential for the election into SIPO and proud of being apart of,” sive defence against lawsuits, O’Connell said. ing body said it dealt with the is- tions,the Catholic Boy Scouts candidate Peter Casey everyshilling and pennywill Mathews said. hesaid.Afterthe publicscandal In late 2014, aBBC news re- sues“with the utmostserious- of Ireland (CBSI) and the Scout have to be accounted for. Ongoing review has The aim of scouting is to help theBSA’sapproachnowistore- port on an increaseinlawsuits ness”, adding that it works with Association of Ireland (SAI). “Everything which was identified 317 developyoungpeopleintoinde- solve cases in settlements against all agencies to ensure thatper- Themeeting of senior volun- The breakdown discloses over ¤126, we have had to pro- pendent individuals with good where possible, he said. in the UK since the Jimmy petrators “are removed “and teers on Monday at Scouting that the President spent just duce receipts. Ihave kept all alleged victims and morals,who“know how totreat Thescandalhas resulted in a Savileabuserevelations fea- thatthey facejusticefor their Ireland’s national head office in under ¤2 millionofthe allow- the receipts. people well,” he said. numberofmultimillion-dollar turedthe testimony of avictim crimes”. LarchHill, ,heardtheor- ance during his first term and “I want far more compre- 212 alleged abusers “We’ve had people thathave court payouts for abuse vic- whowas molested in the scouts. To date, Bolt Burdon Kemp ganisation is facing challenges returned¤238,000 of un- hensive governanceofhis of- been fostered that had gone tims. Earlier this weekthe BSA Prior tothat point,David Mc- hasrecoveredmorethan £2mil- locatingpast insurance docu- spent funds to the Exchequer. fice,” he said. through terrible upbringings, hired alaw firm to explore fil- Clenaghan, apartner at law lion in compensation for abuse ments related to the SAI. Fellow unsuccessful elec- that were brought here. To see ing for bankruptcy in order to firmBolt BurdonKempwho victims from the Scout Associa- “At the momentthere is only Criticised tion candidate Gavin Duffy themgrow,develop,change restructure, according to me- specialises in abuse cases, had tion. oneinsurer who is willing to in- Yesterday, Mr Casey, aDone- welcomed the setting up of a AllanMathews(35)has beenin- and come outthe other end on a dia reports. takenabout 28 legalactions TheUKassociation was una- sure Scouting Ireland in this gal-based businessman who review group. “Citizens ex- volved with scouting sincehe happier path, that’s what you Responding, the Boy Scouts against the Scout Association. ble to identify who its insurers country,”AislingKelly told the finishedsecondinthe recent pectopennessandtransparen- waseight years old, and is nowa want to do,” Mathews said. private meeting. The historic presidentialelection, sharply cyand fullaccountability asre- leaderwith the St Patrick’s documentation for the CBSI criticised what he described as gards all spending of excheq- group, in Dundalk, Co Louth, Confidentialreview was in “much better shape” the complete lack of detail uer funds across all State enti- one of Scouting Ireland’slarg- The first threads of the con- thanrecords fromthe SAI,she underthe headings, as well as ties including Áras an est troops in the country. troversy cameloose lastFebru- said. the decision to publish it in a Uachtaráin. Hopefully this In the troop den on Thursday ary,when The Irish Times re- If ScoutingIreland is forced booklet thatcost thousands of willbeachieved by the annual nightagroupof20cubs, aged ported the details of aconfiden- to bear the entire cost of law- euro. publication of the promised from nine to 11,werelearning tial review by safeguarding ex- suits from past abuse in the SAI “It is 48 pages of self-pro- Presidential review,” he said. how to navigate using compass- pert Ian Elliott. The review itself, the cost is “going to be moting drivel,” Mr Casey told “The review must include es. Upstairs alarger group of found Scouting Ireland’shan- huge,” McClenaghan said. The Irish Times. itemised, spending details but scouts, ranging in age from12 dling of arapeallegationfrom The organisation does not “It’s impossible reading shouldalso try to establish val- to 15, played aseries of games 2016, concerning two adult havesubstantial financialre- through it to work out the fig- ue of the office for citizens by on their last meeting before leaders, was “deeply flawed”. serves. Twice thisyear its State ures. It’saPRdocument. outliningthe important work Christmas. Elliott’s report also identi- funding was suspended by Min- What’sthe breakdown for conductedbythe office in the The crisis over the historic fied shortcomings with safe- ister for Children Katherine these different expenses? previous 12 months.” childsexual abusescandal fac- guarding standards in the or- Zappone, due to governance “All we needed was a The amountofthe allow- ingthecentury-oldyouth organ- ganisation, and recommended concerns followingcontroversy three-page detailed document ancereturned by Mr Higgins isation appearedfar removed an auditofthe handling of his- over the flawed handling of the to show thebreakdown of is alittle below thatofMrs from the noisy Dundalkscout toric allegations. 2016 rape allegation. where the money was spent. McAleese, who returned den. Over several monthsElliott Now, President Michael D This is just bullshit, for want of ¤518,000 of the funds she did “My stomach turned, it’s not conductedthat review, based Higgins, the organisation’s abetter word.” notuse duringher 14 years in something that you ever want on historic child-protection patron, has joined the listof Mr Higgins, who was sworn office. tohear,”Mathewssaid, describ- files; interviewswith former thoseexpressingconcern “and in for asecond seven-year Efforts to reach other presi- ing the moment he saw the staff and senior volunteers; and has asked to be kept informed, term lastmonth,came under dential candidates were not news of the controversy break. information fromasubstantial as patron, of the reforms that pressureinthe election cam- successful. An ongoingreview by Scout- numberofalleged victims who have been announcedand any ingIreland hasidentified 317al- had begun to come forward. proposed actions in relation to leged child sex abuse victims, Inmid-Novembertheorgani- the past,” his spokesman said. and 212 alleged abusers. sation announced the review Scouting Ireland’s approach Evidence fromthe review de- had identified 108 alleged to the abuse revelations has tailsabuse thatoccurred at “all abuse victims, and 71 alleged beentoset up avictim-support levelswithin the organisation”, perpetrators.Threeweeks on, scheme to provide counselling cases where information was bothfigureshave nearly tri- services to survivors. “coveredup”andallegedperpe- pled, as moreabuse survivors Thereisarecognition inside trators were permittedto continue to come forward. The the organisation thatiflarge HOUSING &COMMUNITY DIRECTORATE “move from group to group”, ongoing review found the ma- Victim’s account numbers of allegedabuse vic- SOCIAL &AFFORDABLE HOUSING Scouting Ireland’s new chair- jority of the alleged abuse oc- tims pursue civil cases against DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY person Aisling Kelly told as curred between the 1960s and Scouting Ireland, the costsin- meeting of senior scout leaders 1990s. ‘He laced me with drinks volvedcould collapsethe organ- BOHERBOY ROAD HOUSING SCHEME on Monday. Historic abuse scandals have isation. “Ifthatwastrue,thatwasdis- shaken scouting organisations Its board is due to consider a ResidentialDevelopment Opportunity at Boherboy Road, Lotamore, Cork gusting, the thought of it is sick- in theUnited States, Australia then brought me into atent’ range of emergency financial 147 No Housingunits /AnBord Pleanala Planning ref -PL04.249376 ening ...It’s not something and the UK in recent years. measuresatameetingon Satur- Full Details of Procurement Competition OJEU advertised that Iwould ever have been Paul Mones is aprominent day.Ifthenumberofallegedvic- on E-Tenders, Friday 14th December 2018 abletocomprehend happen- Americanlawyer,who has rep- David(nothisrealname,ashedoesnotwishto officialsfromtheyouthorganisation,who tims continues to increase, ing,” Mathews said. resented hundreds of abuse vic- identifyhimselfpublicly)was15yearsoldwhen apologisedoverthepastabuse,andwere“very evenselling assets such as scout “We detest the thoughts of tims in cases against the Boy heattendedanationalscoutcampinthelate supportive,”hesaid.ScoutingIrelandtoldhim dens may be considered, Kelly whathappenedtothe poorinno- Scouts of America (BSA). In 1970s,wherehewasallegedlyrapedbya theorganisationhadreceivedotherallegations has said. centkids,” he wenton, adding 2012, acase taken by Mones re- scoutmaster. ofabuseinrelationtotheCBSIscoutmaster, The Pandora’sbox of past thathehoped the gardaí would sultedinthe release of the “per- “Helacedmewithdrinks–whiskeyandbeer whoisnowdeceased. childsexualabusein theorgani- investigate allegations now sur- versionfiles” –thousandsof –andthenbroughtmeintoatent,”Davidsaid. Davidiscurrentlyoutofwork,andsaidhe may sation, which lay dormantfor facing to the fullest extent. pages of documents detailing “Hephysicallyrapedme,thenhegavemeadirty neverworkagainduetohisseriousmental decades, has now burstopen, Despite it being the era of the accusations of abuse held by dishclothtowipemyselfafter,”hesaid. healthproblems.ScoutingIrelandisproviding with the number of abuse survi- smartphone and computer the organisationfrom the Thetraumaofthepastabusehas“destroyed” himwithasmalltravelallowancetoattend vors coming forward expected game,theDundalk troop’snum- 1960s to the 1980s. hislife,andDavidnowstruggleswithdepres- counsellingsessionsonceaweek,hesaid. to keep increasing. bers have increased year on The files tellastory of scout sionandthoughtsofsuicide. “Ican’tsleepatnight,Iwakeupsomenights Scouting Ireland’s board has year. The troop has180 juvenile leaders who faced allegations “AtthetimeIcouldn’ttellanybody.Ihave puking.I’mamiddle-agedman,andmylifeis vowed that nothing will be hid- members, and “we could take being allowed to “go quietly” threechildren,Ican’ttellthemIwasraped,”he destroyed,”hesaid.“ScoutingIrelandarea den,and that legacy failingswill 30 morekids tomorrow morn- from the BSA, Mones said. said.Hiswifeknowsaboutthepastabuse,but greatorganisation...allIwanttoknowisthe be addressed transparently. ing,” Mathews said. “Thesefiles show chapterand thetraumahasputahugestrainontheirrelation- kidsnowinScoutingIrelandaresafe,”hesaid. However, currentgoodwill to- The organisationhas taken a verse of the knowledge of men ship,hesaid. wards the organisation may not hit in relation to the public, but whojoinedand abused,”headd- EarlierthisyearDavidcontactedScouting ScoutingIrelandhassetupaconfidentialabuse be enough to saveitfrom the the national scandal has not ed. 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Evidence emerges of abuse ‘cover-up’ at scouting bodies Varadkar and Martin JACK POWER fromgrouptogroup, ameetingof AislingKelly, chair of the or- peopleknewofandprotectedal- The majority of the alleged land confirmed evidence had the meeting heard. senior scoutleaderswas told on ganisation’s new board, told a leged abusers. It’s asituation abuse occurred between the emerged“of allegedperpetra- The organisation’s board is discuss Scouting Ireland has identified Mondaynight. An ongoing re- privatemeeting ofseniorvolun- where people allowed abusers 1960s and the 1990s, but some tors beingmoved within scout considering emergency finan- more than 300 victims of al- viewintheorganisationhasidenti- teerson Monday nightapicture to move from group to group,” cases date back to the 1940s, groups”. The organisation was cial measures, including selling leged child sexual abuse, amid fied317allegedvictims,and212al- was emerging of “extensive, Ms Kelly said. the meeting heard. “deeply sorry” that anyone who assets, to fund avictims’ sup- new deal emerging evidence that abuse legedchildabusers. prolonged, and at times organ- Scouting Ireland formed in would haveexpected to be safe port scheme. was “covered up” in the youth Thenumberof allegedperpe- ised child sexual abuse” from ‘Deeplysorry’ 2004 following amerger of two in previous legacy organisa- FIACHKELLY organisation for decades. tratorsand victims has nearly the organisation’s past. “There is information emerging legacyorganisations, theCatho- tions was not. Scouting Ireland Deputy PoliticalEditor Volunteers who allegedly tripled in the three weeks since “It happened within all levels thatwould supportthe conclu- licBoyScoutsof Irelandand the Scouting Ireland expects the considering saleofdens preyed on children were “pro- the scandal was disclosed be- within the organisation ...all sionthatcertainthingswerecov- Scout Association of Ireland. number of allegedvictims and to meet cost of abuse Taoiseach and tected” and permitted to move fore an committee. counties.Itisasituation where ered up,” she told the meeting. In astatement,Scouting Ire- abusers to continue to increase, crisis: page 3 FiannaFáil leader Micheál Martin met last night to dis- cuss the future of the confi- dence-and-supply deal. It is believedthat Mr Mar- tin is willing to extend the TerrorattackGunmangoesontherampageatChristmasmarket dealwhich underpins the EU leaders Fine Gael-led minority Gov- ernment–possibly for ayear– albeit pending further negoti- ations and conditions. AFine Gael statement last offer May night saidthe pair had dis- cussed the Government’s fu- ture and Brexit. They will meet again in the coming days. backstop Members of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáilhave beenmeet- ing in recent weeks to review the dealwhich has propped up assurances the minority Governmentfor thebestpart ofthree years. The deal will reach the end ofits lifespanoncevotes tose- cure the passage of next Any prospect of renegotiating UK’s year’sbudget throughtheOi- reachtas are completeasFi- withdrawal treaty firmly ruled out anna Fáil had agreed to vote with the Government on Prime minister due in Dublin as she three budgets.

faces growing leadership threat Seriousissue Earlier yesterday, Mr Martin told the Fianna Fáil parlia- mentaryparty meeting that PATLEAHY and we achievedisthe best deal the reviewofthe confi- DENIS STAUNTON possible, it is the only deal pos- dence-and-supply deal to sible.”However, Mr Juncker date had identified issues in European leaders have sig- said that “further clarifica- the areas of healthand hous- nalled to British prime minis- tions were possible”. ing,butthatBrexit wasaseri- ter Theresa May awillingness Mrs May will visit Dublin ous issue which was causing to provide assurances that the this eveningfor talks with the public anxiety. He told TDs IrishBorderbackstopisnot in- Taoiseach as she continues and senators that FiannaFáil tendedtobeapermanentsolu- her tour of European capitals had come along way as apar- tion but ruled out any pros- in abid to win assurances that ty, and was seen as responsi- pect of renegotiating the with- would helpher overcomeop- ble and trustworthy. Howev- drawal treaty. position to the treaty in ad- er,hedidnot specially saythe Taoiseach Leo Varadkar vance of this week’s summit of ■ French police near the scene of ashooting last night at aChristmas market in Strasbourg. PHOTOGRAPH: ABDESSLAM MIRDASS/AFP/GETTYIMAGES deal would be extended. yesterday said theEUwould European leaders in Brussels. work on “giving the UK assur- However, Mrs May remains ances that it may need but nev- under intense pressure at er compromisingonthe basic Westminster where talkofa Islamist suspected after four fundamental substance and no-confidence motion in the written letter of the backstop”. Houseof Commons,andapos- He saidtherewas “resolute sible challenge to her from THESMASH HITMUSICAL DIRECT FROM and overwhelming European within the Conservative Party, killed at Strasbourg market supportthat the backstop has was rife yesterday. THELONDONPALLADIUM SOLD OUTSEASON to remain part of awithdrawal Meanwhile, ano-deal Brexit agreement. It is not justan could almost halve Irish eco- LARA MARLOWE Apolicesource said thesus- were prevented from returning Irish issue but an issue for Eu- nomic growthnext year,the in Paris pect was supposed to have been totheirhotelsandseveralStras- rope too,and the integrityof Economic and Social Research questionedyesterday morning bourg residents used social me- ‘IDOUBTI’LLEVERSEE the single market which we Institute (ESRI) has warned. French police werelast night in connection with ahomicide dia to offer sheltertostranded are all part of”. 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AllsmilesStudentwhosepointswereincorrectlycountedwinsHighCourtcase HARRY McGEE gatewas openand [the Why is our PoliticalCorrespondent intruder] drove in and the ■ Rebecca Carter with her mother, Annemaire, leaving the High Court in Dublin yesterday after she won her case against the State Examinations Commission for door was open and [she]came wrongly totting up her Leaving Cert results. Legal ruling will have impact on state exams: page 2. PHOTOGRAPH: GARETH CHANEY COLLINS our best Michael DHiggins has in to adoor besidemyoffice. marathon runner defended an unaudited We had aconversation. ‘‘representing presidential allowanceof “Therewere afew things ¤317,000and saidhewas we discussed. When that was Australia? willing to provide more details finished Ileft the room under Sonia O’Sullivan, page 18 of spending in the Áras an my own volition. Uachtaráin. “She was then interviewed Scouts vote to reappoint under-fire chief Speaking at the launch of by aseniorgarda. She was an his re-electioncampaign, Mr unemployed person. Iwished Higgins saidhehad started to her well. That’show it should JACKPOWER The four were criticised in a warned she would “take avery and was “considering” whether safeguarding policy. supply moreinformation be.” confidential report by safe- dim view of any decisions that to do so. He was “reluctant” to Seniorsources described the during the summer on his In an extended conference The board of Scouting Ireland guarding expert Ian Elliott, could be deemed to be astep accept as he did not “want the board’s voteasa“total disas- website and would continue to Mr Higgins cut arelaxed has voted to reinstate chief which found the handling of an back from the commitments wrong message going out”. ter” for the youth organisation. do so. figure when fielding scout ChristyMcCann to chair allegation in 2016, from awom- given to improvethe govern- “It is important that the gov- It is understood an attempt will “I have no difficultyin questions. theorganisation’supcoming ex- an who claimed she was raped ance of the organisation”. ernanceproposals get passed,” be madetooverturn the deci- constructing aformal state- traordinary general meeting on on a2009 camping trip when hesaid,addinghe wouldconsid- sion at another board meeting ment that can live within the Yogateacher governance reforms. she was 18 years old, was “deep- ‘Robustgovernance’ er chairing the meeting if the before the egm. Constitution and at the same Asked about his age, Mr MrMcCannisoneoffoursen- ly flawed”. “I would find it very difficult to board felt it would assist the re- As part of reforms in June, time acceptthe independence Higgins (77) said: “My health ior volunteersunder investiga- The latest development make apositive decision on res- formsbeing approved. the currentboard announced of the president,whoever he is excellent ...Iamvery fit and tionover theorganisation’shan- comes as Minister for Children toration of funding if the cur- TheElliottreportsaidMrMc- that its members would stand Secession standoff or she is,” he said of the Iamreally looking forward to dling of arape allegation, and is consider- rentboard of Scouting Ireland Cann’s decision to hold ameet- down, to be replaced by an en- allowance, which has been getting into the campaign.” he steppedaside in April pend- ing whether to restore State makes any decisions thatcall ing withthe malevolunteer ac- tirely newboard elected at the Catalonia tense a available since 1938,and at its He added: “I have much ing the findings of an ongoing grants to the organisation. theircommitmenttorobust cused of rape, while the man October meeting.However,at year after its present level of ¤317,000 more energy than in 2011 barrister-led inquiry. Funding worth ¤900,000 a governance intoquestion,”she was suspended from Scouting least five board members have since 1998. because Igot my knee done At aboard meeting on Satur- year was suspended over the told The Irish Times. Irelandover theclaim,“demon- refused to sign resignation let- ‘referendum’ The lack of transparency on [operated on]. day, members voted for Mr Mc- controversy, andinJuneMs Theorganisation’smembers strated ablatant disregard” for ters, according to sources. World, page 10 spending in the Áras had been “I don’t drink and don’t Canntochairthe egm on Octo- Zappone released an interim will vote to ratifyanoverhaul of criticised in some quarters smoke and Ihave ayoga ber 6th. Asecond vote, to rein- ¤220,000, following reform their governance structures, and was the subject of aPublic teacher.” state the other three volunteers commitments.Her department adopted at aprevious emergency Accounts Committee hearing Asked about the claims underinvestigation –David was informed of the board vote conference,attheegmnextweek. earlier this week. made by Senator Gerard Shalloo, Thérèse Bermingham on Tuesday. Mr McCann said he had been Mr Higgins says he has no Craughwell thathestayed in a and Ollie Kehoe –was defeated Ms Zappone said Scouting approached to chair the meet- role in handling the allowance suite at aluxury hotel in by asingle vote. Irelandofficials had been ing following the board vote, which is used for the many Switzerland this year, costing events thattake place in the up to ¤3,000 per night,the Áras each year. President said he had never askedtostay in aparticular Slogan hotel. He said it was always open to “Thearrangement for the Trump’s supreme court nominee the Oireachtas to remove the President and where he stays allowance “ifyou didn’t want are made by the Department to serve acup of tea to those ofForeign Affairswithout con- faces fresh misconduct allegations elderly citizens, if you didn’t sultation,” he said. want to receive those citizens “I havenever asked to stay SUZANNELYNCH woman publicly accused the appoint asecond conservative who wereinthe Magdalene in aparticular hotel. WashingtonCorrespondent 53-year-oldjudge of miscon- judge to the supreme court –a Laundries or those associated “Ihavestayed in hostels and duct when he was ateenager. key demandofhis conservative withthe stayed in tents and with Freshsexualmisconductallega- Julie Swetnick, represented base.Ahandful of Republicans movement and indeed all the Concern in Somalia.” tions emerged against supreme by high-profile lawyer Michael may not support Kavanaugh. different voluntary groups”. Nominations for the court nominee Brett Ka- Avenatti, said she witnessed Mr Trump lashed-out:“The Mr Higgins’election slogan presidentialelection closed at vanaughonthe eve of acrucial Kavanaughbeing physically Democratsare playing this will be “A President for Us noon yesterday, with six Senate hearing that could abusive towards girls. In a game that is disgraceful. It’s a All”. candidates on the official dictate the politicalhue of the sworn affidavit to the commit- disgrace to the country. Ithink Setting out his campaign ballot paper. US supreme court for years. tee,she saidshe was presentat you willsee it in the midterms. themes, he said he would be The other five candidates Christine BlaseyFord, who aparty in 1982 whereshe says People are wise to it.” bestplacedtobeIreland’s are Mr Casey, Seán Gallagher, accused Kavanaugh of assaulting she was raped by several boys. He also criticised Avenatti, voice in an uncertain period Liadh Ní Riada, Gavin Duffy her when both werehigh school who also represents Stormy ahead. and Senator Joan Freeman. students, is due to testifybefore ‘FromtheTwilightZone’ Daniels, the adult film star in a Asked at the launchofhis The electionwilltake place the Senate judicial committee Kavanaugh vehementlyreject- legal battle withthe president campaign about comments on Friday, October 26th,with today.Kavanaugh will then tes- ed the new accusations. “This is about ahush-money payment. made by fellow candidate the winner inaugurated on tify, according to the schedule. ridiculous and fromthe Twilight Peter Casey, who suggested November 11th. But there were strident calls Zone,”hesaid.“Idon’tknowwho Kavanaugh and Trump an incident involvingan last night from Democrats to thisisandthisneverhappened.” are not aligned: page 11 intruderinthe Áraswas a Higgins, Gallagher miss delaythe hearing in lightof new The controversy threatens to Editorial comment: stunt, Mr Higgins said: “The first debate: page 8 allegations.Yesterday, athird thwart Mr Trump’s quest to page 15

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