The Tanaiste has removed three senators from the Fine Gael party whip.
A second Midlands Senator is apologising "unreservedly" for attending an golf event that allegedly broke Covid 19 guidelines.
Westmeath's Aidan Davitt says he made an error in judgement and shouldn't have gone to the hotel in Connemara on Wednesday.
I apologise unreservedly for attending a function in Clifden following a golf event in Connemara last Wednesday. In light of the updated public health advice issued on Tuesday,I should not have attended this dinner.
— Aidan Davitt (@SenAidanDavitt) August 21, 2020
I genuinely apologise unreservedly for this error of judgement.
Earlier this morning, his party colleague Paul Daly issued an apology.
Gardaí are investigating possible breaches of Covid-19 guidelines at the Oireachtas dinner in Galway on Wednesday night.
The Tanaiste has removed three senators from the Fine Gael party whip for attending the Oireachtas Golf Society event on Wednesday night.
Leo Varadkar said that representatives Jerry Buttimer, Paddy Burke and John Cummins should lead by example.
He says that funerals, christenings and weddings have been foregone to protect each other and the most vulnerable, and that the event should not have happened.
Former Agriculture Minister Dara Calleary has resigned after attending the event.
The Taoiseach has accepted his resignation and says it was an error in judgement.
Meanwhile, the EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan says the organisers of the Oireachtas dinner got reassurances from the Irish Hotels Federation that it would be following government guidlines.
He says he fully complied with quarantine rules and has been in Ireland since late July.
In a tweet, Mr Hogan did not apologise for attending.
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