Jim Gavin's family deeply hurt as he fights back against 'malicious' smears being spread online amid presidential race
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Jim Gavin's family deeply hurt as he fights back against 'malicious' smears being spread online amid presidential race
"Fianna Fáil's Áras candidate writes to Meta and X about distressing social media posts."
"He refuses to accept that 'the price' of being in public life is putting his family though waves of online abuse."
"Presidential candidate Jim Gavin is ­fighting "malicious smears" about his private life that have spread across social media since he was declared as Fianna Fáil's choice for Áras an Uachtaráin."
"The former Dublin GAA manager and his family have been deeply hurt and distressed by accusations published on platforms including X, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok."
Jim Gavin, Fianna Fáil's Áras candidate, has written to Meta and X about distressing social media posts. He is confronting malicious smears about his private life that have spread across multiple platforms since his declaration as the party's presidential choice. He refuses to accept that being in public life should subject his family to waves of online abuse. The former Dublin GAA manager and his family report deep hurt and distress from accusations on X, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. Fine Gael's Heather Humphreys met GAA president Jarlath Burns, and Catherine Connolly received Sinn Féin backing.
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