Pressure on presidential candidates to redraw focus on campaign

Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys will continue to pound the pavements for the next fortnight 

Fine Gael presidential candidate Heather Humphreys, presenters Cormac Ó hEadhra and Sarah McInerney, and independent presidential candidate Catherine Connolly in studio for the candidate's debate on 'Drivetime'.  Picture:

With the budget in the rear-view window and all attention now on the presidency, the pressure is on independent Catherine Connolly and Fine Gael’s Heather Humphreys to get people excited about the campaign.

If they want to beat the buzz caused by Jim Gavin’s withdrawal from the race and get people talking, both are going to have to do better and go further to revive this dull election.