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Morgan: Gallagher might not have invited me.
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With Sean Gallagher now taken out of his Presidential hopes, convicted fuel-smuggler and Gallagher-accuser Hugh Morgan has changed his story for a second time. He now says the invite to the FF fundraising event may not have been issued by Gallagher at all, but by former FF TD for Louth Seamus Kirk. Kirk himself says he ‘cannot recollect’ this but admits meeting Morgan ‘from time to time’. Morgan himself now claims he cannot recollect meeting Gallagher at his home, directly contradicting his claims in the final days of the campaign.
Has the Irish Presidential election been decided by a lie and the media’s unquestioning belief of it? Why did the Sunday Independent wait until after the election – when the media darling was safely ensconced in the Aras – before revealing what they knew?
What the Sunday Independent now calls SF’s “dirty tricks campaign” may yet end up backfiring on the party in the courts. Under “The Prevention of Electoral Abuses Act, 1923″:
Every person who, before or during any election and for the purpose of affecting the return of any candidate at that election, makes or publishes any false statement of fact in relation to the personal character or conduct of such candidate, and the directors of any body or association corporate which before or during any election and for the purpose aforesaid makes or publishes any such false statement as aforesaid, shall be guilty of an illegal practice.”
The only flaw with this angle is that Seanie was snookered because he gave the impression that there was some cheque received.
This whole angle to the story might fly if Seanie hadnt given the impression that there was indeed a cheque flying around.
And if Seanie hadnt been trousering cheques selling Brian Cowen face time then why did he fall to pieces when faced with the accusation.
If he could have denied it he would have but he wasnt able to and changed his story several times.
The actions of a wronged man indeed
Rut remember that Fine Gael hasn’t declared any donations since 1997.
Seanie seemed to know who McG was talking about.
On a lighter note, SG’s election literature says ‘we will rebuild our country one community at a time’. Any idea what this means? Going through the townlands alphabetically and… and what?
“Seanie seemed to know who McG was talking about.”
Yes Chestnut but he says that was because a journalist told him beforehand – not because of any funny-business.
One of the authors of the above story has since written another piece where very convieniently he slips in towards the end of it that in fact Mr Morgan insists it was Gallagher who invited him and it was he who delivered the photo. It can be read at the end of this article.
http://www.independent.ie/national-news/presidential-election/fianna-fail-tds-see-gallagher-as-ideal-candidate-for-europe-2921417.html
FT,
point taken. He sure got a great buildup of momentum during the campaign, and finished a creditable second place. He wasn’t my choice however, and I’m happy with MDH.
I think a candidate who’s been half-in and half-out of Fianna Fáil will have trouble living that down.
Yes Red Hand and that’s the third or fourth time he’s changed his story.
Sean G?