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In yesterday’s radio debate, Connolly accused Fine Gael of “the politics of fear ... the politics of smear.”
She said her opponents were making false accusations about her instead of having a “real debate” about the presidency.
Connolly accused Fine Gael of following the advice by former minister Ivan Yates, who advised the party in a podcast to “smear” her.
Humphreys denied the charge, saying that Yates has nothing to do with her campaign, adding that he has as much to do with her campaign as Joe Brolly - who apologised on Friday for comments he made about Humphreys on his podcast - had with Connolly’s.
While speaking on RTÉ radio’s This Week, both candidates promised to speak up for people
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