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Jim Gavin dropped out of the Irish presidential election less than three weeks before polling day<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Fianna F\u00e1il candidate Jim Gavin has announced he is withdrawing from the Irish presidential election with “immediate effect”.<\/p>\n

He was set to be one of three candidates standing for Ireland’s head of state, alongside Independent TD Catherine Connolly and Fine Gael’s Heather Humphreys.<\/p>\n

However, on Sunday evening he said in a statement he had “made a mistake that was not in keeping with my character and the standards I set myself”.<\/p>\n

“Taking all these considerations on board, I have decided to withdraw from the presidential election contest with immediate effect and return to the arms of my family,” he said in a statement. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n