In the pouring Tuesday evening rain, Catherine Connolly and a team of supporters - local Sinn Féin councillor Daithí Doolan among them - took to Dublin's Ballyfermot for a canvass.
Rather than expecting a major twist, the best we can hope for from tonight's first presidential debate is that it will finally give a sense of what this campaign is all about, Mary Regan writes Unlike debates in more recent elections, which were somewhat crowded affairs, tonight's will have just three candidates, which means a greater spotlight on each individual.
Catherine Connolly stated, "There isn't an antisemitic bone in my body. I couldn't tolerate it," conveying her strong stance against anti-Semitism while addressing her supporters.