Catherine Connolly clarifies she would not hire someone on the sex offenders list

Presidential candidate Catherine Connolly: 'I would not be employing someone who is on a sex offenders list. It stands against everything I stand for.'

Independent presidential election candidate Catherine Connolly has been forced to clarify that she would not hire a person on the sex offenders list following criticism from Fine Gael and Heather Humphreys.

It followed Ms Connolly's comments during a Newstalk interview saying she would have to “reflect” when asked if she would hire a rapist to Áras an Uachtaráin.