""Following disclosures in the Irish Independent (Saturday) that Ivan Yates provided training services to Fianna Fail candidate, Jim Gavin, during the recent Presidential election, we have taken the decision to end Ivan's role as co-host of Path To Power with immediate effect. "Neither Matt Cooper nor NK Productions were aware that Ivan was working on the campaign, and both believe that this information should have been shared with the audience of the podcast when the Presidential election was being discussed.""
""While we have always been aware of Ivan's commercial activities, his decision not to advise us that he was actively engaged in the Presidential election on behalf of one of the parties is disappointing. Had he shared that information with us, we would have made sure that our audience was aware of the matter when we were discussing the election.""
Ivan Yates was removed as co-host of Path To Power after revelations that he provided debate preparation to Fianna Fáil presidential candidate Jim Gavin without disclosing it to co-hosts or listeners. Matt Cooper and NK Productions said they were unaware of Yates's campaign involvement and believe that the information should have been shared with the podcast audience during election coverage. Yates had indicated a desire to leave the podcast in the New Year, but his role ended immediately. Matt Cooper described the failure to disclose as disappointing while thanking Yates for his contributions and wishing him success. The podcast is available weekly without subscription.
Read at Irish Independent
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]