Overview

• At a late-night parliamentary party meeting, members agreed to set up a committee to review candidate selection and vetting, with its membership chosen independently of Micheál Martin.
• The returning officer, following consultations with the Attorney General, decided the ballot cannot be altered after nominations closed and postal votes issued, so Jim Gavin's name remains.
• Any first-preference votes for Gavin will be included in the tally and then redistributed according to voters' subsequent preferences under the single transferable vote.
• Internal criticism intensified as TD James O’Connor said Martin and deputy leader Jack Chambers pressured members to back Gavin, while Chambers said a tenant query was raised on September 8 and that Gavin denied any issue.
• With Gavin out of the race, the contest continues between Heather Humphreys and Catherine Connolly, with polling set for October 24.