‘Dragon’ couldn’t afford to forego Áras salary

DRAGON’S DEN businessman Seán Gallagher has said if he won the race for the Presidency he would not be in a position to forego the salary.

The Co Donegal man, who is one of a number of people seeking to run as an independent candidate, said the recession had also impacted on his own personal finances.

“I grew a company, and it’s one of the reasons why I led the charge over the last three years... [and] almost everything we made in the last 10 years has been taken from us by a number of unscrupulous developers who couldn’t or wouldn’t pay us.”