Election Daily podcast: Tempers flare among candidates as polling day approaches

Plus, should the broadcast moratorium be scrapped?

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Minister for Social Protection and Rural & Community Development Heather Humphreys said that trading barbs in the run up to an election is part of the 'rough and tumble' of a democracy. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw for The Irish Times

Hugh Linehan is joined by Jennifer Bray and Sarah Burns to discuss Thursday on the campaign trail:

With polling day almost upon us, some running in the European elections have been engaging in a ‘war of words’, with members of Fine Gael and the Green Party butting heads on the campaign trail. Is all this ‘clawing at each other’ simply a final bid for cut through before votes are cast, or a taste of what a general election could look like?

And is the broadcasting moratorium relevant or wise anymore given the amount of stories that seem to break right before polls open? Even the Minister for Housing is sceptical.

Plus: Jen’s how-to guide will arm you with all the necessary knowledge as you set off with your polling card on Friday.