DUP and UUP in heated clash over ‘Irish Sea border’ during UTV leaders’ debate

Martin McAleer: It speaks volumes that the leader of the DUP sent Pengelly in her place. The DUP think they are above local politics and have lost the run of themselves.

Lorna Alexander: If we could get rid of Sinn Fein and the DUP, I could cope with the others and we might have an almost normal Assembly. At least we’d have one.

Michael Bryce: Get the country in order. The roads are shocking. The jobs pay little money. The international airport is a laughing stock. The whole lot of you politicians need to clear off.

Ross Crawford: Personally, I thought Colum Eastwood was out off order shouting over people while they were talking.

Jacquie Skelton: If I’d had a drink every time Pengelly mentioned the £1.5bn, I’d have been unconscious by the end of it.

Lorraine Croskery: I thought they all had memory loss as they all kept repeating themselves.

Catherine Rooney: Muppets the lot of them.

David Campbell: Going to have to be a border post on the new Scotland bridge.

Brian Finlay: A lot of hot air (as usual).

Roisin McMackin: Eastwood gave the best opening performance.

Helen Smyth: None are fit for office.

Paul McNally: Leaders’ debate? Where was Foster?

Paul O’Cahan: It was embarrassing.

Colin Campbell: Vote for none of them.

Ray Scott: At least with a sea border, we can buy a submarine and Calamity Steve can drive it, torpedoing all and sundry.

James Wilson: Why didn’t Marc Mallett ask Submarine Steve if he supported the billions which are going towards the new Trident program?

Jake Donnelly: The ironic thing is that loyalists are shouting that they got a raw deal with Brexit, yet they will vote for the people who got them into this mess. It’s like turkeys voting for Christmas.