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General Election To Be Officially Called This Morning

The general election will be officially called later today – with polling expected in just over three weeks.

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The campaign will begin after Enda Kenny travels to Aras an Uachtarain to ask for the Dáil to be dissolved.

After months of shadow-boxing – and more than a few false alarms – the election campaign will officially get underway later today.

At some point this morning Enda Kenny – the longest-serving member of the Dail – will enter the chamber and notify TDs that they're about to be laid off.

After some statements – and potentially one final press conference – it's off to Aras an Úachtaráin.

There the Taoiseach will officially ask President Michael D Higgins to dissolve the Dail, clearing the way for the general election campaign to begin.

We'll also today find out what day polling will take place – after a brief dispute earlier in the week about when voting should be.

It's expected that the poll will actually take place 23 days from today – on Friday, the 26th of February.

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