"The Independent candidate was in her native Galway where she was asked about an interview with the Sunday Independent in which Heather Humphreys said she "never tried to make money out of people's misfortune", referring to Ms Connolly's time working as a barrister during the economic crash. Ms Connolly said she had been "over and over" the issue, adding: "For a candidate for the presidency to misuse that in the way she has, it's just a new low.""
"The Taoiseach was also out and about on Sunday morning, delivering a speech at a commemoration of Irish revolutionary Wolfe Tone. He used the opportunity to take aim at Ms Connolly, who he said was among those who "pretend to be pro-EU but in practice invest all of their energy in attacking the Union" - describing it as "corrosive and cynical euroscepticism"."
Ms Connolly faced questions in Galway about Heather Humphreys' comment that she "never tried to make money out of people's misfortune" regarding Connolly's barrister work during the economic crash. Connolly said she had been "over and over" the issue and called Humphreys' use of the comment "a new low". Humphreys repeated that Connolly "was working for UK banks" before politics and contrasted that with her own credit union work "helping people to stay in their houses". Connolly cited the "cab rank rule" obliging barristers to accept instructions. Humphreys thanked Daniel O'Donnell for public support. The Taoiseach accused Connolly of "corrosive and cynical euroscepticism" and said she was in that camp.
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