Draft review reveals Fianna Fáil was alerted to Jim Gavin rental issue ahead of nomination

A draft Fianna Fáil review says Chambers was directly informed of a potential tenant dispute involving Jim Gavin before his selection

Former Fianna Fáil presidential candidate Jim Gavin outside the Customs House in Dublin, after he formally lodged his nomination papers, accompanied by Fianna Fáil deputy leader Jack Chambers TD. Picture: Leah Farrell / © RollingNews.ie

A member of the Fianna Fáil parliamentary party informed deputy leader Jack Chambers that Jim Gavin may have had an issue with a former tenant hours before he was chosen as the party's presidential election candidate.

Several sources have told the Irish Examiner that this revelation was made to the team overseeing a review of the party’s calamitous presidential election, with documentary evidence provided.