Irish presidential candidate Heather Humphreys' video about her Northern Irish visit mistakes German parliament building the Reichstag for Belfast City Hall
A video promoting Irish presidential candidate Heather Humphreys' connection to Ulster mistakes Berlin for Belfast.
The video, published just after she visited the Province's capital city this week, purports to show Belfast City Hall, but actually shows the Reichstag.
The video begins with her saying: "I grew up on the border, and I know what it means to live with different traditions - Catholic or Protestant, unionist or nationalist."
Then, over a piece of footage showing the home of German democracy, a voiceover says: "Here in Belfast..."
If you look closely at the video, the inscription "dem deutschen volke", meaning "to the German people", is visible above the entrance of the building.
In the video, Ms Humphreys goes on to say: "I'm reminded that our shared future must be built on respect, on listening, and on understanding each-other.
"As president, I will be a voice for unity. Not the unity of one side over another, but the unity of people who share this island together."
During her trip to the Northern Irish capital on Monday, she had visited St Dominic’s Grammar School in west Belfast.
A tweet accompanying her video says: "Thank you to St Dominic's for the invitation to visit the school of our former President, Mary McAleese on the Falls Road and to all of the local community groups and students I met in Queens and Ulster University.
"A lovely day in Belfast."
The video has since been replaced by one showing the actual Belfast City Hall.
The Reichstag (which was built about a decade-and-a-half before the city hall) is the home of the Bundestag, the elected lower house of the German parliament.
Among those commenting on the issue was Choyaa (@Choyaa13, 7,200 followers, described as “an Orangeman, sometimes out of step”) who wrote: “Confusing the Bundestag with Belfast City Hall doesn’t exactly convey a deep connection to Northern Ireland – or a serious desire for a United Ireland.”
Ms Connolly, Fine Gael's candidate, is currently trailing her sole remaining rival, the Sinn Fein-backed Catherine Connolly, in the polls.
Prior to the withdrawal of Fianna Fail candidate Jim Gavin this week, a Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks poll had put him in last place with the support of 15% of those surveyed, then Ms Humphreys with 23%, then Ms Connolly with 32%.