Louise Burne: Connolly is still the election favourite — but don’t write off Humphreys yet

Despite complaints about the repetitiveness of media debates, you can't rule out one of the candidates being dealt a fatal blow during Tuesday's 'Prime Time' showdown

Heather Humphreys and Catherine Connolly facing Cormac Ó hEadhra and Sarah McInerney an RTÉ Radio 1's 'Drivetime' in one of their many presidential election debates. Picture: PA

After weeks of campaigning, dull debates, and hundreds of handshakes, voters will cast their ballots on Friday, with Independent candidate Catherine Connolly or Fine Gael’s Heather Humphreys vying to become the next Uachtarán na hÉireann following a presidential election that never really got off the ground.

But it certainly had its moments — who could forget the dramatic withdrawal of Fianna Fáil’s candidate Jim Gavin following a nearly two-decade-old rent dispute?