Adviser to host fundraiser for Labour leader hopeful Alex White

A Department of Health special adviser is hosting a fundraising drinks and food evening for Labour leader candidate Alex White, who has appealed to party members for donations for his campaign.

The junior health minister sent party members messages yesterday urging them to turn up to the special adviser’s south Dublin home this weekend or lodge money in a bank account.

Mr White’s appeal comes as candidates competing for the leadership prepare for the second round of party debates on Monday in Galway.