'Serious breach of trust' if senior Fianna Fáil members knew about Jim Gavin's tenant

Billy Kelleher said it would be 'deeply worrying' if senior party figures did not disclose they were aware of Jim Gavin’s issue with a tenant in advance of the vote on their presidential candidate

'What I would be concerned about is if information had been brought to people in advance of candidate selection and ultimately, that information was the reason for Mr Gavin withdrawing.' Picture: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews

It would be a "serious breach of trust" if Fianna Fáil TDs and senators were asked to vote for Jim Gavin while senior members of the party had been told of issues with a tenant, a senior party figure has said.

Fianna Fáil Ireland South MEP Billy Kelleher — beaten in a vote for the party's nomination to run in October's presidential election — said it would be “deeply worrying” if senior party figures did not disclose they were aware of Jim Gavin’s issue with a tenant in advance of the vote on their presidential candidate.