Golfgate: Fine Gael restores party whip to senators who attended

Sentors Jerry Buttimer, Paddy Burke and John Cummins had the whip removed after attending the Oireachtas Golf Society dinner last August.

Senator Jerry Buttimer, who was one of three Fine Gael senators to lose the party whip after attending the Oireachtas Golf Society dinner last summer. File photo: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Three Fine Gael senators who lost the party whip over their attendance at last summer's Oireachtas Golf Society dinner have had their membership reinstated.

The Fine Gael parliamentary party today unanimously agreed to the reinstatement of senators Jerry Buttimer, Paddy Burke and John Cummins. The motion for the reinstatement was brought by Tánaiste Leo Varadkar, sources said.