1: This is going to be a long four weeks

The debate was not exactly riveting viewing. It was less like a high-octane presidential election debate and more like a slightly more polite – and longer – than usual version of Virgin’s regular weeknight politics show, with a panel of guests that were in turn more cagey than usual.

Viewers who for whatever reason lamented the absence of Maria Steen – or even Maria Steen’s handbag – will have seen little on Monday night to convince them they were wrong about that.

A habitual guest on the show, Catherine Connolly was

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