Paul Hosford: Fine Gael's US-style attack video may be a new departure in Irish politics

The clip uses quotes without context: Catherine Connolly's remarks about banks came during the tracker mortgage scandal in 2017, and were echoed across the political spectrum

A screengrab of the video clip posted by Fine Gael attacking Independent presidential candidate Catherine Connolly. The attack may signal a new race to the bottom in Irish politics.  

In a rainy Gorey on Monday, Fine Gael candidate Heather Humphreys insisted that she is "a positive person".

Once again, the Monaghan woman's campaign has been accused of going negative, this time in light of an attack video which accuses her presidential opponent Catherine Connolly of hypocrisy in relation to her work as a barrister in repossession cases before her election as a TD.