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The last big televised debate of the presidential campaign is over and there are 48 hours to go to polling day.
Will any of those who watched the big debate on Prime Time last night now change their minds about how they will vote on Friday?
Given her tepid performance in the first televised debate, Heather Humphreys was always going to have a stronger performance.
But as Pat Leahy and Ellen Coyne report from the Prime Time debate, there were no knock-out blows from either candidate.
It was the best of the live televised events because of the amount of time that was allocated as well as the format. Presenters Miriam O’Callaghan and Sarah McInerney each took it in turns to question the candidates on key themes and ensured that the trigger questions of the campaign were asked, in some cases repeatedly.
Was there any further clarity? A little. Humphreys gave the fullest apology to the family of Shane O’Farrell, the cyclist (23) killed by a motorist with more than 4
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