
Jerry Buttimer TD
@jerrybuttimer
Former Senator, & 25th Cathaoirleach Seanad Éireann, Corkonian, GAA / Sports fan, reader, walker, and LGBT advocate.
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Attended last week's GPA Pride brunch not as a sportswriter but as a gay man. And so I never intended to write about the day. But such was the courage displayed by the men present, I’d be letting myself down if I didn’t use my platform to follow their lead irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid…

Fantastic to be visiting Cork Summer Show Show today! The energy here in Curraheen is incredible, a true testament to the vibrant rural and community spirit of Cork.




We hear about a powerful new RTÉ Documentary On One podcast exploring the life & tragic death of Elizabeth Plunkett, featuring a moving musical tribute to this young Dublin woman on #RTENationwide Monday 16th June RTÉ One 7pm Dublin #StolenSister RTÉConcertOrchestra #DublinHour DublinLive RT



Remembering Garda Info D/Garda Colm Horkan who was murdered on duty on this night 5 years ago after he went to assist colleagues…May we always remember those brave Gardai gone before us who made the ultimate sacrifice in Service to this State..Thinking of the Horkan family today


A privilege to speak at launch the ‘Our Rural Future 2026-2030’ Public Consultation Workshop, in Charleville Dept Rural & Community Development & the Gaeltacht Thank You to everyone who participated and to everyone who organised the event tonight. Cllr Aileen Browne John Paul O'Shea TD



Important that people across communities in Cork engage. Delighted to participate with Ard Mhéara Chorcaí, Cllr. Dan Boyle today



Delighted to advise Iarnród Éireann have added an 11:10 Ck/Dublin spl for Cork GAA supporters travelling up on Sat to support our footballers taking on Dublin GAA, we’ve also deferred our 21:00hrs service back to Cork to 21:40 along with increasing capacity 👍🏻🚂


📢 Minister Jerry Buttimer TD attends the launch of the public consultation on Phase 2 of the Cork Area Commuter #Rail Programme with Iarnród Éireann Proposed plans include: 🚉 8 new stations 🚉 new fleet maintenance depot ⚡ full electrification of network 👉 bit.ly/4nnTPF0


𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗔𝗜𝗥𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗜𝗡 𝗘𝗨𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗘! 🏆 ✈️ There's great cause for celebration this morning as Cork Airport was awarded the title of "Best Airport in Europe" (serving under 5 million passengers) by ACI EUROPE! 🥇 🍾 The award is testament to our


