Jim Gavin stands down as chair of Dublin inner city taskforce after disastrous presidential run

"Jim Gavin has stood down as chairperson of the North East Inner City Taskforce (NEIC) following months of speculation over whether the Fianna Fáil presidential candidate would return to the role. In an email to Dublin City Councillors today, local representatives were informed the former Dublin Gaelic football manager was no longer serving as the chair of the initiative, which was set up in 2016 in the wake of major gangland violence."

"Jim Gavin has stood down as chairperson of the North East Inner City Taskforce (NEIC) following months of speculation over whether the Fianna Fáil presidential candidate would return to the role."

Jim Gavin has stood down as chairperson of the North East Inner City Taskforce (NEIC) after months of speculation about whether the Fianna Fáil presidential candidate would return to the role. Dublin City Councillors received an email informing local representatives that Gavin, the former Dublin Gaelic football manager, was no longer serving as chair. The NEIC was established in 2016 in the wake of major gangland violence to coordinate responses and interventions. The communication informed councillors of the leadership change today, removing Gavin from the chair of the initiative amid prior public interest.

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