Overview

• Jim Gavin's team took down a post that mentioned a call from a Defence Forces member on UNIFIL duty in south Lebanon and said the named reference was deleted out of caution.
• A separate promo showing uniformed personnel at a veterans’ road run was removed the previous day after the campaign acknowledged two drone shoots did not follow required procedures.
• Óglaigh na hÉireann reiterated that it is apolitical and said clapping seen at the An Cosantóir race reflects customary support for all participants rather than any candidate.
• The Defence Forces noted Gavin’s long service and said he completed the 10km event on behalf of the Organisation of National Ex-Service Personnel.
• Separately, candidate Catherine Connolly defended hiring a woman previously convicted by the Special Criminal Court for firearms possession, saying the woman left before a Leinster House pass was cleared and that she had no contact with gardaí.