Overview
- Fianna Fáil confirmed Ivan Yates provided about four hours of media coaching to Jim Gavin between 23 and 29 September to prepare for two interviews.
- On a Newstalk podcast published on 9 October, Yates said Fine Gael should "smear the bejaysus" out of independent candidate Catherine Connolly.
- Newstalk said it is reviewing the matter after Yates presented on three dates during the presidential campaign without notifying the station of any conflict of interest.
- Yates is no longer co-host of the Path To Power podcast, with Matt Cooper saying listeners were not told about Yates’s work for Gavin while he was providing commentary.
- Micheál Martin cited prior Yates work for Fianna Fáil that would appear in SIPO records, while Simon Harris voiced frustration over questions to the Fine Gael candidate and urged reflection by broadcasters and Coimisiún na Meán.