Louise Burne: Final debate was more like two interviews

The final debate between Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys lacked fire, offering voters little new insight ahead of polling day

Despite RTÉ Prime Time hosts Sarah McInerney and Miriam O'Callaghan, the supposed debate between presidential hopefuls Catherine Connolly and Heather Humphreys was more like two parallel interviews. Picture: Naoise Culhane

When you hear the word 'debate', you think of rambunctious back-and-forths, jaw-dropping arguments, and spicy insults.

Maybe it is election fatigue, or maybe it is the fact that they are sick of the sight of each other, but independent candidate Catherine Connolly and Fine Gael’s Heather Humphreys seem to have forgotten the meaning of the word debate.