"Parliamentary party held vote to choose between former All-Ireland-winning Dublin football manager Jim Gavin and Ireland South MEP Billy Kelleher It is understood that Mr Gavin won presidential nomination by 41 votes to 29 Mr Kelleher's votes seen as a blow by some to leadership of Micheál Martin who lobbied hard for Jim Gavin Martin and Kelleher dismiss notion that the vote was a referendum on the FF leader"
"Fianna Fáil has voted for former All-Ireland-winning Dublin football manager Jim Gavin to be its candidate in next month's presidential election."
"It is understood that Mr Gavin won the presidential nomination by 41 votes to 29 at a special meeting of the party's parliamentary party in Leinster House this morning."
Fianna Fáil chose Jim Gavin as its candidate for the upcoming presidential election after the parliamentary party vote produced a 41–29 result in his favour over Billy Kelleher. Jim Gavin is a former All-Ireland-winning Dublin football manager. Billy Kelleher is an Ireland South MEP and received 29 votes, a tally some view as a setback for Micheál Martin, who had lobbied for Gavin. The nomination decision occurred at a special meeting of the party's parliamentary party in Leinster House. Both Martin and Kelleher dismissed the idea that the vote equated to a referendum on party leadership.
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