Catherine Connolly’s bid for Áras: Mick Wallace’s endorsement, the Syria visit and is she too ‘left’ for Labour Party backing?
Independent TD’s anti-militarism stance may be an issue as EU moves to increase defence spending
Independent TD Catherine Connolly. Photo: Brian Lawless/PACatherine Connolly may face a steep uphill effort in her bid for the presidency if she is successfully portrayed by opponents as a radical leftist.Certainly a visit to Syria in the company of Mick Wallace and Clare Daly – before the revolution that overthrew Bashar al-Assad, ally of Vladimir Putin – could raise eyebrows among some voters.
