There is a lingering suspicion that everybody in Thursday’s TV leaders debate was administered a high dose of adrenaline as they entered the studio. There followed twenty minutes during which much heat was pumped into the studio but little light emerged. The seven leaders bumped and grinded in their efforts to answer a question before the next was fired at them. Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald during a seven way leaders General Election debate at the Virgin Media Studios in Dublin. Labour Party leader Brendan Howlin during a seven way leaders General Election debate at the Virgin Media Studios in Dublin.

Source: Irish Examiner January 31, 2020 09:00 UTC