The party leaders are cutting short their tours of the country this afternoon to prepare for the first leaders debate of the election this evening.
The Labour leader has been under particular fire after a poll this morning suggests she'll lose her seat.
The Tanaiste confident – but the polls say maybe she shouldn't be.
The Millward Brown/Irish Independent survey shows Labour leader Joan Burton faces a battle to keep her seat in Dublin West.
Michael Martin has said the prospect of her deputy leader Alan Kelly as Tanaiste doesn't seem an easy prospect
Kelly and Minister Jan O'Sullivan refused to say they'd be interested in the job – and defended their leader.
It's an issue likely to be brought up in this evening's leaders debate hosted by Newstalk and TV3.
Enda Kenny has been accused of dodging debates in the past – he says tonight isn't a fight, but a chance to lay out his stall.
Fianna Fáil have launched their full party manifesto this morning – as have People Before Profit and the Green Party
While Sinn Fein outlined their policy on disability inclusion.
