Gallagher to lodge complaint over ‘fake tweet’

SEAN GALLAGHER’S campaign team will lodge an official complaint “this week” with both the RTÉ Authority and the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland over the “fake tweet” which infamously prompted a collapse in his support base in the last week of the presidential election.

The tweet was made during a break in the final presidential debate on RTE’s The Frontline programme. Martin McGuinness had already made allegations that Mr Gallagher had been involved in the organising of a Fianna Fáil event and had collected a cheque for €5,000 on behalf of the party.

The tweet was then made by a person not connected with Sinn Féin, but who appeared to be part of the official campaign to elect Martin McGuinness, claiming that the man who had paid the €5,000 would hold a press conference the following day. Presenter Pat Kenny then put this to the candidates.