Fine Gael confirm they do not have a standard vetting system for candidates

Fine Gael do not have a standard vetting system for candidates, the Taoiseach has confirmed.

Thu, 21 Nov, 2019 - 14:55

Elaine Loughlin

Fine Gael do not have a standard vetting system for candidates, the Taoiseach has confirmed.

It comes amid the continuing controversy around remarks made by Fine Gael's by-election candidate Verona Murphy who suggested asylum seekers who come to Ireland need to be "deprogrammed" as they may have been influenced by ISIS.

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