Your top stories on Wednesday: Key moments from party leaders’ debate; arrest after fatal ‘hit-and-run’ in Limerick

The leaders of Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin were in RTÉ on Tuesday night where they took part in the final TV debate of the general election campaign. Jennifer Bray outlines the five key moments, the first being:
The Kanturk Incident: The Kanturk campaign trail exchange between Fine Gael leader Simon Harris and carer Charlotte Fallon was always going to come up. At the very start of the debate, Harris was asked about reports which emerged on Tuesday that Fine Gael staff members were in contact with RTÉ about the now-viral clip before it aired.
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