McDonald reacts by first glancing at the Fine Gael leader; then to the camera – making the viewer complicit in the eyeroll that follows. She turns nonchalantly to Harris’s coalition partner Micheál Martin; a barely suppressed smirk is the cherry a top – recordings of the clip have been widely shared online.

The first question of the night saw the Taoiseach asked about his interaction with disability worker Charlotte Fallon in Cork last week

THE FINAL LEADERS’ debate of the general election campaign takes place tonight on RTÉ. The leaders of the three largest political parties will face questions from Miriam O’Callaghan and Sarah McInerney on a special edition of Prime Time.