'Classless' Jack Chambers 'threw Jim Gavin under the bus', say Fianna Fáil TDs

One Fianna Fáil source said Mr Chambers' position as deputy leader is under question

Fianna Fáil presidential candidate Jim Gavin arriving at the Customs House in Dublin on September 19 to formally lodge his presidential nomination papers along with Fianna Fáil Deputy Leader and Director of Elections Jack Chambers. 'Jack threw Jim under the bus,” one party source said. File photo: Leah Farrell / © RollingNews.ie

Fianna Fáil deputy leader Jack Chambers has been branded “classless” by party colleagues over his handling of the Jim Gavin controversy.

Several members of the party told the Irish Examiner that the public expenditure minister “threw Mr Gavin under the bus”. Some suggested he would be “severely damaged” by the fiasco.