Catherine Connolly visited the Fleadh Cheoil in Wexford earlier this month as the only presidential candidate present and met many festivalgoers. She encountered young people who she said "inspired" her. The Labour Party had announced a week earlier that it was backing her campaign, but no Labour representatives attended her tour of the performances. Alan Kelly criticized the party's decision to back an Independent candidate, bringing internal scrutiny. The criticism places political pressure on Labour leader Ivana Bacik to explain or defend the party's endorsement decision amid visible absence at a major cultural event.
Alan Kelly's criticism of party's backing for Independent candidate raises questions for leader Ivana Bacik
When Catherine Connolly visited the Fleadh Cheoil in Wexford earlier this month, she was the only presidential candidate in the field.
The Independent TD met many people at what is one of the country's foremost cultural festivals, among them young people who she said "inspired" her.
But one group that was absent from her tour of the performances was the Labour Party, which had just a week earlier announced it was backing her campaign.
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