Old interviews have haunted Áras hopefuls before

THE David Norris interviews are not the first to have caused a presidential candidate some trouble.

In late 1990, when she was seeking to become the first woman president, Mary Robinson gave a controversial interview to Hot Press magazine.

In the interview, conducted by well-known journalist Liam Fay, Ms Robinson was asked if she would be happy to perform the official opening of a contraceptive stall in a Virgin Megastore.