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SINN FÉIN’S MARTIN McGuinness has commented on the row that is currently raging between one-time presidential hopeful Seán Gallagher and RTÉ.
McGuinness said that it was Gallagher’s “lack of credibility” and not the treatment he received during a presidential debate on by RTÉ’s Frontline programme in October which cost him the presidency.
However, he did concede that RTÉ should not have broadcast a tweet which incorrectly claimed that Hugh Morgan would appear at a press conference the following day.
“The tweet had nothing to do with the Martin McGuinness presidential campaign and RTÉ could have checked this with any of a number of representatives of my campaign team who were present in RTÉ on the night. They didn’t do this,” he said, adding that the broadcaster was negligent in failing to broadcast a corrective tweet from the official Twitter account.
In a statement issued this evening, McGuinness said: “None of this however takes way from the fact that Seán Gallagher had legitimate questions to answer.”
The facts are that Seán Gallagher did solicit money on behalf of Fianna Fáil and was deeply involved in the culture of money buying access to politicians. It was Seán Gallagher’s lack of clarity and credibility in relation to straight questions on these issues from myself in the course of the Frontline debate which was his undoing.
McGuinness added that he is proud to have run in the presidential election and the part he played in the campaign.
“The electorate made up their own minds about who they wanted for president and I fully respect their democratic decision. I think all candidates and commentators should now do the same,” his statement concluded.
Gallagher has called for a full public inquiry into reports that RTÉ producers changed a question prepared by an audience member so it would be more hostile towards the candidate.
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3/10 not to bad considering I wouldn’t watch a film with him in it!
@Daniel Kelly: but you’d do a quiz about him ha.
@Daniel Kelly: yes you would, you’ve just too cool to admit it and haven’t got through the Wahlberg collection yet!
@Seaniecp: I done a quiz he just happened to be in it?
@ThatLJD: Wahlbeeg in Shooter is good!
@Daniel Kelly: haven’t seen the rest of the shooters he spawned I take it. Listen you stick to marky mark and the funky bunch and leave real world stuff to real people.
@ThatLJD: Well said! I will try my best oracle…..
@Daniel Kelly: ha, you know it’s true buddy! Shooter, the original, wasn’t horrendous, the others were!
@Daniel Kelly: dogma is brilliant
“Affleck was the bomb in phantoms yo”. If you know you know. :)
@longhandle: what a movie!
My first 10/10 on a Journal quiz and not one guess. Shame on me.
@Larry Whack: I’m scarlet for ya bro
@Larry Whack: Well done
Argo f… Your quiz. Best line in any of his movies! The over eating man’s Val Kilmer of a batman!
@ThatLJD: I concur.
Argh 9 out of 10 not reading the questions… at this stage I think I can make out their way of placing the answers! So close!
@Declan Edward: i got the same, i just got the paycheck question wrong i chose changing lanes
@Pauline Gallagher: same
Gone baby gone is a brilliant movie
@Brian Dunne: no its not.
@Stan Kowalskis: yes it is
@Brian Dunne: it really is. Turns out he’s a better director than actor.
@Dave O’Keeffe: yeah really enjoyed the town and argo also.
Not well at all – thank God
9…….guess I really do watch WAY too many movies
That was a poor quiz subject lads
@Mike McGann: We had Matt Damon a few weeks back, so it was the natural progression of things.
Was this the guy who said if you criticise ISIS you are a racist?
@Pat Coyne: he never said that pal
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