Fine Gael's presidential candidate Heather Humphreys has confirmed a charity event she attended is being investigated by gardaí.
She added gardaí have "very clearly stated" that there was "absolutely no wrongdoing" on behalf of anyone who attended the event.
Heather Humphreys said she was at the event and there was concern that the money "we had contributed to the event may have been defrauded".
She said she was there with "many others" and they all attended and contributed "in good faith".
Ms Humphreys said it is the subject of a garda investigation and she did not want to say anything more about it.
She made her comments while answering journalists' questions during today's canvass.
'I won't let this country down' - Humphreys
Ms Humphreys has described herself as a "centre-ground" person, saying she would not insult our allies if elected.
Speaking to reporters today, she said she would not be a president of the "extreme left or the extreme right".
She also said she was a "pro-European person", saying the EU had served this country well, describing Ms Connolly’s recent comments on Germany as "inappropriate".
Ms Humphreys said if we are going to have good relations with our EU neighbours, "we can’t be saying things about them" and not have consequences.
"I won't let this country down on the world stage," she said.
Ms Humphreys also repeated that she "did her best" and had "huge sympathy" for Lucia O'Farrell, whose 23-year-old son, Shane, was killed in a hit-and-run incident in Monaghan in 2011.
She said she did make representations on Ms O'Farrell's behalf to a "number of ministers" at the time and said any response she got she sent on to the family.
She also said she was sorry if Ms O'Farrell thinks she did not do her best, adding that she was so glad the family received a state apology.
Asked if she would meet the O'Farrell family if she became President, Ms Humphreys said she would have no problem meeting anybody, adding that she had met with one of Lucia’s daughters a couple of weeks ago.
Ms Humphreys was canvassing in Co Cavan today, where she visited her old school, St Aidan's Comprehensive, where she set out her "Tricolour Initiative", where a flag would be delivered to every school and its meaning explained.
Asked about the Irish flags currently hanging from public poles, she said it was matter for each local authority as to whether they should be removed.
She said she wanted to put a focus on the flag as a unifying force and said it should not be used a symbol for division.
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