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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.
The Michaels are having a very bad Irish Presidential election.
“On a human level I feel awful for poor Jim and his family.”
They richly deserve this, do Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael.
‘I made a mistake that was not in keeping with my character’
In the presidential debate, Gaza took up more time than any other topic – more than three times as long as Irish neutrality and the Triple Lock, and over twice as long as a United Ireland. Here’s a full breakdown of the figures.
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There’s a reason that, before she dropped out of the race due to ill health, Mairead McGuinness was the overwhelming favourite to win the Aras.
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