Jim Gavin withdrew from the campaign following controversy about money owed to a former tenant. Photograph: Conor O'Mearain/PAThe review into Fianna Fáil’s disastrous presidential election campaign is unlikely to be published until the new year, TDs and senators were told on Wednesday night. Interviews with the central figures involved in the campaign, including party leader and Taoiseach Micheál Martin, were not completed until mid-November. Mr Gavin withdrew from the race for the Áras after it emerged he owed a former tenant €3,300 in overpaid rent. Mr Gavin was Mr Martin’s preferred candidate since his name was first mentioned in late August.

Source: The Irish Times December 04, 2025 10:02 UTC