Clare's Fianna Fáil TD insists that our country's reputation has been tarnished by the Rio ticket touting controversy.
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Timmy Dooley, who's his party's spokesman on sport, says there's now a perception abroad of corruption in Irish sport and he fears this will have an adverse affect on our tourism industry.
Pressure is mounting on the Olympic Council of Ireland to explain how its tickets ended up in the hands of Irish man Kevin Mallon who was arrested last Friday with thousands of tickets worth millions of Euro.
The OCI says it has now formally asked authorities in Rio to pass on any evidence of the alleged ticket touting.
Deputy Dooley says that the onus is now on the Government to ensure that an investigation is carried out.
