Election Daily: Can Paul Gogarty make a surprise return to the Dáil?

Bringing you all today’s news from the campaign trail, Sarah Burns and Jack Horgan-Jones join Hugh to discuss:

• A story about a Fine Gael staffer trying to influence how RTÉ reported on Simon Harris’s disastrous interaction with disability care worker Charlotte Fallon is dragging the story through another news cycle. With just days to go, it is not what the party need right now.
• Candidates like Sinn Féin’s Mark Ward, who is seeking reelection In Dublin West, are insisting the momentum is now very much in their favour. Dublin West is a constituency worth watching – especially for the potential return of former Green TD and now independent candidate Paul Gogarty.
• All eyes will now turn to tonight’s three-way leader’s debate. How consequential will it be?
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