As soon as I heard the lineup for the first European election debate last night, my expectations immediately dropped through the floor – and yet the reality still somehow managed to disappoint.
Over the course of 45 minutes on Virgin Media’s ‘The Tonight Show’, five Dublin candidates went head to head, including Fianna Fáil MEP Barry Andrews, Fine Gael Senator Regina Doherty, Green Party MEP Ciarán Cuffe, Sinn Féin Councillor Daithí Doolan, and Independent MEP Clare Daly – three incumbents, one government challenger, and one Sinn Fein challenger.
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