#Elections2019: Maria Walsh defends highly-criticised 90s nostalgia video

Fine Gael European election candidate Maria Walsh has joked that her Polly Pocket and Tamagotchi toys from the 1990s are "doing quite fine" after being heavily criticised for a nostalgia "90s kid" online video in the final hours of the European elections race.

Ms Walsh was criticised for the social media tactic in the 48 hours before Friday's vote, with satirical website Waterford Whispers News joking her Polly Pocket was subjected to a co-living housing experiment in the 1990s and that her Tamagotchi electronic pet was treated inhumanly.