Presidential candidate for Fianna Fáil, Jim Gavin, is questioned on RTE's 'The Week in Politics' debate. Video: RTE
The latest debate between the three presidential candidates was far livelier than their first lacklustre televised duel.
Independent candidate Catherine Connolly continued to project the self-assured air she displayed in the Virgin Media debate last month, though arguably had a trickier time.
Having largely stayed out of the fray in the previous debate, the one on RTÉ’s The Week in Politics on Sunday saw Fine Gael’s Heather Humphreys getting more involved, interjecting and in particular criticising Ms Connolly.
Jim Gavin of Fianna Fáil, a political newcomer, seemed more confident than in the previous TV battle, but he faced tough questions after a bruising
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