Overview

• Ireland Thinks polling for the Sunday Independent puts Catherine Connolly at 32%, Heather Humphreys at 23% and Jim Gavin at 15%.
• Undecided voters account for 31% of respondents, leaving the outcome uncertain three weeks before the October 24 vote.
• All three candidates are set to participate in a second televised debate on RTÉ’s This Week In Politics at midday Sunday.
• Connolly has emphasized her independence despite Sinn Féin’s support, and she faced questions over having employed in 2019 a woman convicted on firearms charges in 2014.
• Humphreys said a staff member in her office forwarded a 2017 letter in an animal‑cruelty case without representations, while Gavin advocated a fair, rules‑based immigration system that includes deportation for those who do not qualify for protection.