Presidential candidate for Fianna Fáil, Jim Gavin, is questioned on RTE's 'The Week in Politics' debate. Video: RTE
Fianna Fáil candidate Jim Gavin has withdrawn from the presidential election after a bruising week on the campaign trail and questions raised about his time as a landlord in the late noughties.
His decision will cause shock waves in the race to succeed President Michael D Higgins in Áras an Uachtaráin reducing the field to just two candidates – left wing independent TD Catherine Connolly and Fine Gael’s Heather Humphreys.
In a statement on Sunday night, former Dublin GAA manager Mr Gavin said he has “thought long and hard about the potential impact of the ongoing campaign on the wellbeing of my family and fr
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