All six presidential candidates will take part in a televised debate on Wednesday after Michael D Higgins and Sean Gallagher sat out of last night's debate with Claire Byrne on RTE. Sean Gallagher congratulates Micahel D Higgins on his election in 2011. According to Virgin Media, the candidates will field questions from Kenny as well as members of the live studio audience. Speaking ahead of tomorrow's debate, Pat Kenny said:[quote]It’s very exciting to be hosting the first TV debate with all candidates in front of our audience. [/quote]Kenny hosted the infamous Frontline debate ahead of the 2011 debate where a tweet that came from a 'fake' account was blamed for derailing Gallagher's hopes of winning the election.

Source: Evening echo October 16, 2018 14:48 UTC