Harris admits Children’s Hospital comment was ‘pedantic’, McDonald attacks Fine Gael

Here, we have a look at the topics likely to dominate political discourse in the week to come.

Debate fallout

With just over a week to go in the general election campaign, Monday’s leaders debate was a bit of a non-event.

With 10 party leaders taking part on RTÉ, moments of substance were limited.

Taoiseach Simon Harris and Tánaiste Micheál Martin cooled down the election warfare between their parties, as they attempted to present themselves as the best alternative to a left-wing government.

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald was on the attack, although her performance wasn’t as energetic as we have seen in past debates.

Mr Harris and Mr Martin accused her party of intentionally scheduling their manifesto release for the morning after the debate.

One standout moment saw Mr Harris looking to evade blame over issues with the National Children’s Hospital.

Host Katie Hannon pointed out that he “personally signed the contract that brought us the Children’s Hospital saga” during his…

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