Minister for Agriculture Dara Calleary has resigned from Cabinet with immediate effect.
Mr Calleary's resignation comes after controversy surrounding his attendance at an Oireachtas Golf Society event that included more than 80 guests.
He had been due to appear on a number of morning radio shows following the incident but Mr Calleary has instead announced his resignation.
The Irish Examiner reported that 81 people were at the event in a hotel in Clifden, Co Galway on Wednesday night.
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Other guests at the event included EU Commissioner Phil Hogan, Fine Gael Senator Jerry Buttimer, independent TD Noel Grealish, Supreme Court Judge Seamus Woulfe, and former RTÉ broadcaster Sean O'Rourke.
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