Mathews rejects comparisons to ‘George Lee’ ticket

BANKING expert Peter Mathews denied he was another “George Lee” being parachuted into national politics as he was unveiled as Fine Gael’s newest recruit yesterday.

Mr Mathews is to run for the party in Dublin South — the same constituency which Mr Lee infamously represented for just nine months before walking away from politics.

But asked why voters in Dublin South should risk voting for a celebrity candidate a second time given the Lee fiasco, Mr Mathews rejected the comparison and stressed he was not an economist.