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| − | [[Gareth Robinson]], is a former councillor in Castlereagh, Northern Ireland, who runs the public relations business[[Verbatim Communications]].<ref name=McBride100715">Sam McBride,[http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/northern-ireland-news/gareth-robinson-my-firm-had-no-role-in-nama-deal-1-6843476 Gareth Robinson: My firm had no role in NAMA deal], 10 July 2015.</ref> | + | [[Gareth Robinson]], is a former councillor in Castlereagh, Northern Ireland, who runs the public relations business [[Verbatim Communications]].<ref name="McBride100715">Sam McBride,[http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/northern-ireland-news/gareth-robinson-my-firm-had-no-role-in-nama-deal-1-6843476 Gareth Robinson: My firm had no role in NAMA deal], 10 July 2015.</ref> |
| − | He is the son of | + | He is the second son of [[Peter Robinson|Peter]] and [[Iris Robinson]].<ref name="IN7715">[http://www.irishnews.com/news/2015/07/07/news/concerns-raised-before-over-gareth-robinson-pr-firm--171960/ Concerns raised before over Gareth Robinson PR firm], ''Irish News'', 7 July 2015.</ref> |
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| + | Robinson served as his father's parliamentary assistant until his defeat at the 2010 election.<ref name="IN7715">[http://www.irishnews.com/news/2015/07/07/news/concerns-raised-before-over-gareth-robinson-pr-firm--171960/ Concerns raised before over Gareth Robinson PR firm], ''Irish News'', 7 July 2015.</ref> He was a member of Castlereagh Council from 2005 until 2013, during which time he served on the council's management team.<ref name="IN7715">[http://www.irishnews.com/news/2015/07/07/news/concerns-raised-before-over-gareth-robinson-pr-firm--171960/ Concerns raised before over Gareth Robinson PR firm], ''Irish News'', 7 July 2015.</ref> | ||
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| + | Robinson established [[Verbatim Communications]] in 2010.<ref name="IN7715">[http://www.irishnews.com/news/2015/07/07/news/concerns-raised-before-over-gareth-robinson-pr-firm--171960/ Concerns raised before over Gareth Robinson PR firm], ''Irish News'', 7 July 2015.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Carl Frampton controversy== | ||
| + | In 2014, Robinson was part of a team which brought boxer Carl Frampton to Belfast for a title fight. This led to allegations of a conflict of interest because the event received £300,000 of taxpayer funding.<ref name="IN7715">[http://www.irishnews.com/news/2015/07/07/news/concerns-raised-before-over-gareth-robinson-pr-firm--171960/ Concerns raised before over Gareth Robinson PR firm], ''Irish News'', 7 July 2015.</ref> | ||
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| + | Justice Minister [[David Ford]] later said that [[Peter Robinson]] should have declared an interest when asking him about the cost of policing events in the period before the fight.<ref>Gareth Gordon, [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-29482333 Peter Robinson: No conflict of interest over Carl Frampton fight], BBC News, 6 October 2014.</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:16, 8 October 2015
Gareth Robinson, is a former councillor in Castlereagh, Northern Ireland, who runs the public relations business Verbatim Communications.[1]
He is the second son of Peter and Iris Robinson.[2]
Robinson served as his father's parliamentary assistant until his defeat at the 2010 election.[2] He was a member of Castlereagh Council from 2005 until 2013, during which time he served on the council's management team.[2]
Robinson established Verbatim Communications in 2010.[2]
Carl Frampton controversy
In 2014, Robinson was part of a team which brought boxer Carl Frampton to Belfast for a title fight. This led to allegations of a conflict of interest because the event received £300,000 of taxpayer funding.[2]
Justice Minister David Ford later said that Peter Robinson should have declared an interest when asking him about the cost of policing events in the period before the fight.[3]
Notes
- ↑ Sam McBride,Gareth Robinson: My firm had no role in NAMA deal, 10 July 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Concerns raised before over Gareth Robinson PR firm, Irish News, 7 July 2015.
- ↑ Gareth Gordon, Peter Robinson: No conflict of interest over Carl Frampton fight, BBC News, 6 October 2014.
