Presidential election candidates Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys are entering the final days of campaigning before the election. Photographs: PA/ Irish Times
The final days of the presidential campaign look set to be dominated by confrontational exchanges between the two candidates after both traded strongly-worded personal criticism of each other over the weekend, including claims of “new lows” and “hypocrisy”.
Independent candidate Catherine Connolly accused Heather Humphreys of a “new low” in the manner she described the Galway West TD’s work as a barrister before entering politics.
The Fine Gael candidate said in a newspaper interview on Sunday that she (Ms Humphreys) “never tried to make money out of people’s misfortune”.
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