Presidential candidate Liadh Ní Riada has spoken about her "below the belt" comment to Joan Freeman in last night's debate. Ms Freeman, taken back by the comment said: "I think that was a bit below the belt. "[/quote]Ms Ní Riada was on the Today with Sean O'Rourke show on RTE Radio 1, the morning after the Claire Byrne Live debate, and Sean asked her: "Was it a low blow?" She said that she was still thinking about the poppy question and apologised to Ms Freeman after the debate. On the salary of the President, Ms Ní Riada said that she believes it should be halved and that if elected she would, in a sign of solidarity with others, "lead by example".

Source: Evening echo October 16, 2018 11:03 UTC