Last night’s presidential debate on Virgin Media was the Kieran Cuddihy show with the candidates as extras. The presenter was relaxed and loquacious, the three candidates – Heather Humphreys, Catherine Connolly and Jim Gavin – repeated their lines by rote. There was barely any interaction between them; no discussion about the office, its potential or limits. Instead, long questions about issues as diverse as Gaza and housing were met with occasional moments of flair but mostly banality.
Presidential candidates Catherine Connolly, Heather Humphreys and Jim Gavin.
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