“I had a golden rule and that was a client confidentiality.”
“He did not provide any campaign advice, nor was he involved in the campaign team.”
“Seismic”: Spoilt ballots in the Irish Presidential election appear to be unprecedentedly high, tallies indicate – even outpacing Heather Humphreys in some parts of the country.
Historic trend.
Thinking of voting for Jim Gavin? Watch this video first, says Ben Scallan.
Every vote he gets will get him no closer to the Presidency, but gets Fianna Fáil closer to 12.5% and a big cheque.
Darragh O’Brien on the Jim Gavin fiasco: “We’ll learn from this…learnings need to be made.” Timmy Dooley: “It’s an internal issue for Fianna Fáil…The vast majority of the public have moved on.”
Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin says he takes “full responsibility” for the Jim Gavin debacle. Asked if this means he should face some consequences, Minister James Lawless says he already has faced consequences, because now Fianna Fáil won’t have a candidate in the election.
“ARE YOU RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING? YOU’RE BLAMING EVERYONE ELSE:” Jack Chambers, Fianna Fáil’s Director of Elections for the presidency, gets grilled by the media about the implosion of Jim Gavin’s campaign.
Social Protection Minister Dara Calleary defends Micheál Martin amid the Jim Gavin debacle, saying: “[Micheál Martin] has been in the trenches with me…he has my full confidence.”
A whole lot of cash.
The statement comes after Mr Gavin’s withdrawal from the presidential race, following the Irish Independent’s report that he owed a former tenant €3,300.