Overview
- Jim Gavin, who spoke Wednesday on Off The Ball, said he will never run for president again and that he has no regrets about standing.
- He quit the 2025 race after it emerged that a former tenant was owed a €3,300 rent refund dating back to 2009.
- He described the contest as bitter and intense and said he went in with a romantic view of public service shaped by his Defence Forces background.
- He noted the party’s post‑mortem when Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin accepted that the selection process fell short and said he took full responsibility.
- After Gavin withdrew, Catherine Connolly defeated Heather Humphreys and was inaugurated as Ireland’s 10th president in November 2025.