The broadcaster, media coach and former Fine Gael government minister Ivan Yates (66) is a director of companies involved in media, event hosting, property development and operating a stud farm, according to public documents.
A TD for Wexford between 1981 and 2002, Mr Yates filed for bankruptcy in Wales in 2012 having accumulated significant debts with the collapse of his Celtic Bookmakers business. His move to Wales meant that he emerged from bankruptcy within a year.
He had already begun a new career in the media, working as a presenter with Newstalk radio, and he resumed this role after emerging from bankruptcy while also offering his services as an event speaker, something he continues to do.
After it was reported recently that Mr Yates had given coaching to Fianna Fáil presidential candidate Jim Gavin, he was dropp
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