Catherine Connolly criticised banks in 2017 over their conduct during the tracker-mortgage scandal. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw

An increasingly bitter row over presidential candidate Catherine Connolly’s role working as a barrister for the banks, her subsequent criticism of the lenders’ behaviour, and Fine Gael allegations of hypocrisy have dominated the campaign lately.

A review of her Dáil contributions as Independent TD for Galway West shows one critical speech in 2017 during a debate on the tracker-mortgage scandal.

This centred around banks overcharging tens of thous

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