Former Fine Gael TD Kate O’Connell is contacting the gardai over a fake text message that has been in circulation.
The message urges voters to give their support to the Labour Party’s Ivana Bacik in tomorrow’s Dublin Bay South by-election.
Taking to Twitter, O'Connell said: "I have become aware in the last hour of a fake message circulating to people, alleging to be from me, or from someone to do with me. I am shocked and disturbed at this. Whoever is behind it is clearly acting out of desperation. I will be contacting the gardaí."
The message which purports to be from O’Connell was sent to Fine Gael members and it asked them to give Ms Bacik their number one vote.
Polling in the constituency starts tomorrow and Fine Gael’s candidate James Geoghegan was not mentioned in the message.
The aforementioned message states: "Dear members of Fine Gael in DBS and neighbouring areas and supporters and friends of Kate O'Connell, please encourage your families and friends to give their No. 1 vote to Ivana Bacik tomorrow, and to continue their preferences for Claire Byrne, Deidre Conroy, Sarah Durcan and Lynn Boylan."
