John Downing: From Jack Lynch to Jim Gavin, allegations of ‘keeping a blue shirt in the wardrobe’ are far from new

Fianna Fáil candidate is not the first in the party to be accused of past links to Fine Gael

Presidential candidate Jim Gavin addresses journalists outside Fianna Fáil's annual think-in at the Rochestown Park Hotel in Co Cork. Photo: PA

Jim Gavin is in good company when it comes to being labelled by some a “Fine Gael fellow traveller” in recent times past.

Others who were given similar treatment include Fianna Fáil icons such as former taoiseach Jack Lynch and Donogh O’Malley, of free education fame.

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