Political parties are intensifying their campaigns as they head in to the final weekend of canvassing ahead of next Friday's Poll.
Seven days to go and the parties are upping the anti.
Fianna Fáil is promising to hire an extra 2,500 teachers over the next five years.
According to Party spokesperson Charlie McConalogue, The plan would cost 105 million euro and see class sizes reduced to 23 to one.
Renua's calling for a special court to be set up to deal with white collar crime and says it wants whistleblowers to be rewarded if their information results in proceeds of crime being seized by the state.
The Tánaiste has defended two of her TDs after photos emerged of them with with Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch.
Joan Burton says that politicians don't know everyone they pose for photos with.
