TWEETS: This is how Twitter reacted to last night’s Leader’s Debate on RTÉ

Things are heating up in the race to the Dáil.

Seven of Ireland's party leaders took to the stage yesterday to debate issues such as healthcare, policing and economic recovery. The debate was a rare opportunity for minor party leaders such as Lucinda Creighton of Renua, Stephen Donnelly of the Social Democrats and Richard Boyd Barrett of the People Before Profit Alliance to go toe-to-toe with more established leaders such as Enda Kenny and Gerry Adams. The general consensus was that the inclusion of the smaller parties was good for the debate, with moderator Claire Byrne also coming in for a lot of praise. Here's what Irish Twitter-users had to say about the affair: https://twitter.com/Donal_OKeeffe/status/699390625133756416 https://twitter.com/fotoole/status/699385171896889349 https://twitter.com/gavreilly/status/699381889753284608 https://twitter.com/clairebeck1052/status/699379400186454016 https://twitter.com/RobTimony/status/699377553828683776 https://twitter.com/gavreilly/status/699376827547152384 https://twitter.com/electionlit/status/699376310066507778 https://twitter.com/gavreilly/status/699374715039805441 https://twitter.com/jimcarrollOTR/status/699373832436649984 And lastly, Enda Kenny's spectacular reaction to Micheál Martin dropping his notes. https://twitter.com/anthonyodonovan/status/699482550188822528