FG senators at Golfgate dinner did not intend to break rules, Tánaiste tells colleagues

Mr Varadkar said he accepts the court verdict that no laws or rules were broken and that the trio attended in good faith

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar. File Picture: Gareth Chaney/ Collins Photos

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has told his Fine Gael party that three senators who lost the party whip after attending the Golfgate dinner in 2020 did not intend to break any rules.

Paddy Burke, John Cummins and Jerry Buttimer all lost the party whip the day after the Irish Examiner revealed their attendance at the Oireachtas Golf Society dinner.