Taoiseach: 'I’m not responsible for everything that unfolded' around Jim Gavin’s exit 

Mr Gavin withdrew from the presidential campaign on Sunday evening after he failed to address questions surrounding €3,300 he did not repay to a former tenant

Micheál Martin and Jim Gavin outside Leinster House. Mr Martin accepted he did recommend Mr Gavin to be Fianna Fáil’s presidential candidate. File picture: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said he is “not responsible for everything that unfolded” around Jim Gavin’s collapsed presidential campaign.

Mr Gavin withdrew from the presidential campaign on Sunday, after he failed to address questions surrounding €3,300 he did not repay to a former tenant.