In the News podcast: Irish Times political correspondent Harry McGee on the John McGahon controversy and Fine Gael’s decision to defend the 34-year-old senator
John McGahon faced charges of assault causing harm arising out of an incident in 2018 but was acquitted by a jury when the case came to trial in 2022. Photograph: John McGahon/Facebook
The Taoiseach and his senior colleagues have also doubled down on their support for Mr McGahon in the face of widespread criticism from rival parties of his suitability to run in the general election. Irish Times political correspondent Harry McGee discusses what happened in Dundalk in 2018 and Fine Gael’s decision to defend their candidate.Bertie Ahern: Incumbent governments sometimes forget that elections are about the future
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