Why was Jim Gavin’s issue with a former tenant not discovered during Fianna Fáil’s vetting process with the candidate?
The emergence of an aggrieved tenant – with documents and a record of contacts – seems to have completely blindsided Fianna Fáil. The fact that Jim Gavin denied there was any issue – effectively misleading his own campaign – when questions were submitted by the Irish Independent last week seems to have prompted the decision to pull out of the presidential election. The Taoiseach stressed it was the “right decision”.
Speaking on RTÉ radio on Monday morning, campaign director and Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers bluntly said the party had been kept in the dark by Gavin – leading to accusati
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