"Ex-adviser to Bertie Ahern linked up with Fine Gael Áras candidate as his firm did training for debates Jackie Gallagher says he had tea with Humphreys and sat in on interview preparation session Media advice mirrored role played by former FG minister Ivan Yates in Fianna Fáil camp When they squared off in the first presidential election debate, the Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael candidates had been taught tricks by the other side of the Civil War politics divide."
"Fine Gael hired former Fianna Fáil spin doctors to coach Heather Humphreys in the presidential election campaign."
An ex-adviser to Bertie Ahern and his firm provided training for debates and interview preparation to Fine Gael Áras candidate Heather Humphreys. Jackie Gallagher said the ex-adviser had tea with Humphreys and sat in on an interview preparation session. Media advice given to Humphreys mirrored the role played by former Fine Gael minister Ivan Yates in the Fianna Fáil campaign. The Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael candidates entered debates having been coached by practitioners associated with the rival political tradition. Fine Gael engaged former Fianna Fáil spin doctors to assist in the presidential campaign.
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