Overview
- The Social Democrats TD and his party apologized for harm caused by a 31 January post that wrongly suggested a meeting with Jeffrey Epstein.
- Gannon said the image used in the post was taken from former US attorney general Eric Holder’s online travel diary.
- The diary entry documented an official Dublin engagement with then‑minister Alan Shatter on 21 September 2011 with no connection to Epstein.
- He said a screenshot of the deleted post continued to circulate, leading to Shatter being wrongly targeted and subjected to antisemitic abuse.
- Shatter said the statement resolved the matter, while the party declined to say whether any damages were paid or by whom.