Fine Gael candidate hits out at rival’s role in repossession cases as she enters final week of campaign trailing rival by 18pc in the polls

Heather Humphreys with Fine Gael TD Emer Currie yesterday. Photo: Tom Honan

Heather Humphreys with Fine Gael TD Emer Currie yesterday. Photo: Tom Honan

Niamh Horan, Cónal Thomas and Eavan Murray

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Presidential candidate Heather ­Humphreys has issued a stinging attack on Catherine Connolly, saying that in contrast to her opponent, she “never tried to make money out of people’s misfortune”.

Speaking exclusively to the Sunday Independent, Humphreys pointed to Connolly’s past work as a barrister representing banks in repossessing homes.