Life is not linear [and] resilient people understand that,” he told the Club Carlow Business Summit, organised to raise money for Carlow GAA. Mr Gavin said he was sure there were people attending the Carlow event “where things didn’t go right for them”. Mr Gavin subsequently repaid his former tenant after ending his campaign. Asked at the Carlow event if he had relied on his resilience over the past few weeks, he said he had. You move on to the next thing you want to do in life and that’s what resilience is all about,” he said.

Source: The Irish Times November 15, 2025 06:26 UTC