Mr Yates also provided media training to other Fianna Fáil politicians in recent years. Mr Yates said he had an “iron and enduring rule of client confidentiality”, which prevented him from disclosing his involvement with Mr Gavin. Mr Yates is due to appear at the Oireachtas Media Committee on Wednesday evening. In his opening statement, Mr Yates says media training has been “a small element of my commercial activities over the past number of years” and training for politicians has been “even smaller”. Ms Creighton said she runs a European public affairs business and “we do not provide PR or media training services”.

Source: The Irish Times November 18, 2025 22:36 UTC