The two candidates in the Presidential Election have made pitches to undecided voters in the final TV debate of the campaign.

Here’s 7 key takeaways from tonight’s Prime Time debate.

1. Opening pitch

Heather Humphreys said she would unite people and pointed to her professional experience as well as being a mother and a grandmother.

She described herself as a middle-of-the-road person who wanted a safe country for her grandchildren.

Watch: Heather Humphreys’ opening statement

In an interesting and perhaps revealing use of language, a few days before polling, Catherine Connolly said she looked “forward to serving as president” and would do so with humility and pride.

She said that she would stand with those who have less and would be an independent president with an independent mind.

Later in the debate, she also spoke about “When I become president” before adding the caveat of “with the votes on Friday”.

Watch: Catherine Connolly’s opening statement

2. Banks

“Yes I represented credit institutions and clients.”

This was the clearest answer yet from Catherine Connolly about her work as a barrister before she was elected a TD.

She insisted that she had answered this question before but those seven words did bring more clarity to the matter.

Heather Humphreys denied the approach taken by Fine Gael to get this answer amounted to a smear campaign and insisted it was simply a straight question.

3. Foreign affairs

There was a pledge from Catherine Connolly to speak truth to power adding that the country’s voice has to be used to call out genocide.

She contended that any sensible person would have to be concerned about the increasing amount of money going into militarisation in Europe.

Heather Humphreys spoke about meeting EU ministers regularly and she understood the concerns of countries like Finland which fear Russian aggression.

She said, too, that one of the country’s biggest selling points is its membership of the EU and it attracts international companies here.

4. What would you say to US President?

Catherine Connolly has previously said that genocide in Gaza was enabled by the US.

But she was asked if she would say this to the US President if she met him? “It will depend what is on the agenda,” she answered.

The Galway West TD said people are aware that being the President of Ireland is a different role to the one she currently occupies, indicating that her approach will be consistent with the constitutional parameters of the office.

5. Shane O’Farrell

Heather Humphreys was under pressure once more to explain why she did not do more to help the family of Shane O’Farrell.

He was fatally hit by a driver, who should have been in jail, while he was out cycling in Monaghan in 2011.

The former Monaghan TD said she was was sorry that she was not able to deliver for the family what they wanted.

6. Immigration

Heather Humphreys said she would use the Áras as a place to have safe conversations about other people’s cultures in an effort to broaden understanding.

She urged people to go home from a protest tonight in Saggart saying “this is not who we are as a country”.

Catherine Connolly described what was happening in Saggart as deeply disturbing adding that it was time for leadership from politicians.

7. Regrets

Heather Humphreys said the Government followed the medical advice during the Covid pandemic.

But she regrets the fact that the relatives of dying people could not be with them in their final moments.

A way should have been found to avoid that happening, she now believes.

Catherine Connolly’s regret aligned with Heather Humphreys and she feels that she should not have supported the Government’s pandemic restrictions.

Watch: Presidential candidates are asked about their regrets