Senator made a huge error of judgment and must bow out

EVEN before this weekend’s controversy erupted, the campaign by David Norris to get his name on the presidential ballot paper was not as strong as it might have appeared.

He was the most popular choice of president by far, according to the polls; he was the bookies’ favourite and as the first independent out of the traps, he had a head start in terms of securing a nomination.

But there was something not right and his team was worried.