Leader's Debate: Fine Gael to blame for its own woes

While the second live TV debate of the election race took centre stage last night, the real discussion should be about the elephant in the room — Fine Gael’s stalling campaign, say Fiachra Ó Cionnaith and Daniel McConnell

As they say in Enda Kenny’s household — lights, camera, delay needlessly on simple yes or no answer questions for days on end, damaging your party’s chances in the process.

While the second live TV debate of the campaign had the spotlight last night as the seven leaders of Ireland’s largest political parties took centre stage, in reality there is a far more pressing discussion that needs to be heard over the unruly shouting.