The presidential election is less than two weeks away and the position of Independent candidate Catherine Connolly as front-runner has been bolstered.
It has been strengthened by Fianna Fáil candidate Jim Gavin ending his campaign, by the weekend’s poll numbers, and by anecdotal evidence from the campaign trail, where Connolly seems to be generating momentum.
But being the front-runner brings its own pressures, among them the increased scrutiny that a likely president can expect. Connolly has had a mixed week trying to deal with it.
Immediately after telling journalists on Wednesday: “Now more than ever we need people to question, and to question repeatedly, and to make questions ... to look on a question as difficult is not my way.
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