How Ivan Yates’s links to Fianna Fáil have landed him in hot water
On Saturday, the story broke that broadcaster and former Fine Gael politician Ivan Yates had provided interview and debate coaching to Fianna Fáil presidential candidate Jim Gavin before he dropped out of the race.
This was at a time when he was co-presenting the political podcast Path to Power and doing stand in shifts on Newstalk radio.
The story gained momentum in the days that followed as news emerged that senior Fianna Fáil politicians, including Taoiseach Micheál Martin, also received media training from Mr Yates.
How has this steady trickle of revelations played out in Leinster House?…
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