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TV debate – take me to your leader

Format and rhetoric

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Sir, – I nodded off while watching the debate last night, but it was a restful sleep knowing that, no matter who gets into office, the housing, healthcare, and cost of living crises will be fixed. – Yours, etc,

PADDY MEYLER,

Greystones,

Co Wicklow.

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Sir, – Ah well, that’s TV for you.

At least it wasn’t pay per view. – Yours, etc,

AIDAN RODDY,

Cabinteely,

Dublin 18.

Sir, – I have been watching the televised leaders’ debates since the format was introduced.

Never before have I seen a debate where it was structured so that the interactions were between the presenters and the leaders rather than between the leaders themselves. Little or no opportunity was given for the leaders to interact with one another.

When the moderators participate, rather than moderate, no debate can take place. – Yours, etc,

EOIN O’MAOILEOIN,

Dublin 15.

Sir, – My 80-year-old husband had to wait in A&E from 8pm until 3pm the following day to be seen by a doctor. I wonder will anything change after the elections. – Yours, etc,

SUSAN VALOGNES,

Firhouse,

Dublin 24.