Hundreds of thousands of euros.
Last month the number of homeless people in Ireland hit 16,700, yet another record high, and almost 6,000 of those people are children.
Minister Norma Foley says that Fianna Fáil will make “significant learnings” from the Jim Gavin debacle.
Mixed reactions.
“Are you going to have manners?”: In a sharp exchange, Taoiseach Micheál Martin was pressed by journalist Louise Burne on his handling of the Jim Gavin saga. He claimed there is an “agenda” to attack him in recent weeks.
“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.”