'Whose farm is that?' Jim Gavin's first campaign video causes stir on social media
Many social media users have questioned the Fianna Fail presidential nominee's farming attire and etiquette
With the presidential elections just weeks away, hopeful Jim Gavin has caused a stir on social media after releasing his first official campaign video.
The Fianna Fail nominee is depicted giving his credentials and outlining his plan to the Irish public against the backdrop of a farm.
It was a topical location with the National Ploughing Championships set to get underway in Offaly this week but not everybody was convinced. Social media users were quick to point out Gavin's farming naivety after he chose to don white trousers for the video.
One X user said: "The white pants have cost you my vote." Another said: "Freddie Mercury's people just phoned, they want his pants back."
Another sceptical viewer posted:"I thought he was going to get on a horse and do some dressage for us, Farmers and white trousers."
Jim Gavin's farming etiquette and his experience were also questioned after he failed to pull in a gate behind him during the campaign video.
One user commented on the seemingly unforgivable mistake saying: "No farmer I know would have left that gate open." Another unimpressed commenter said: "born in a field with no gate."
A final post on X read: "Boom! you just lost the farmer's vote...close the gate youngfella."
Gavin expressed his views in the new videos saying: "I'm standing because I believe in our country and I believe in the incredibly positive role the president can play."
The former All-Ireland winning Dublin football manager went on to describe the type of president he would be if given the chance. He said: "I want to be an active president, a president who works everyday to bring us together at home and represent the best of Ireland abroad."
He also promised to "travel to every part of the country bringing a positive message of a president defined by leadership and service".