Sarah Harte: Our presidential contest illustrates just how far Irish women have come

They couldn't be more different, but Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys were both born into an Ireland that was downright hostile to women 

Irish presidential candidate Catherine Connolly: It's fair to say she was born into a severely restrictive cultural and legal environment.

Post the FF apocalypse, Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys have been climbing out of fire trucks and shooting hoops, while the boys are off the ballot.

As the race for the park enters the final full week amid claims of smear tactics by the establishment against Catherine Connolly, she is ahead in the polls.