A tweet that left Gallagher’s campaign in tatters

“Stay true to what you believe and don’t criticise.”

This, Sean Gallagher said yesterday, was his mantra going into the final television debate before the presidential election last October.

Throughout his campaign, he prided himself on staying positive and not getting involved in any dirty tricks. Even yesterday, he repeated what he had often said, that one “does not grow one inch” by criticising their opponents.