Fine Gael's Kate O'Connell denounces 'sinister hoax' message on eve of polling

Former TD Kate O’Connell said tonight she is contacting the gardaí after a social media post, supposedly from her supporters, urged voters to support parties other than Fine Gael. Picture: Garrett White/Collins
Former TD Kate O’Connell has declared as a “sinister hoax” a social media message purporting to be from her supporters calling on Fine Gael voters to back Ivana Bacik over James Geoghegan in tomorrow’s Dublin Bay South by-election.
The message which was circulating in social media groups tonight was quickly dismissed as a fake by Ms O’Connell and senior party sources on the eve of polling.