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At a glance: Sinn Féin called on to publish manifesto as parties gear up for 10-way TV debate

Campaigning continues ahead of a big leaders’ debate on RTÉ tonight.

LAST UPDATE | 4 mins ago

IT’S THE ELEVENTH day of the general election campaign — here’s what’s in store for today’s events:

left-right-spokesperson-on-housing-eoin-o-broin-and-sinn-fein-leader-mary-lou-mcdonald-launch-their-partys-proposals-to-make-housing-affordable-and-to-bring-home-ownership-back-into-reach-for-worki Fianna Fáil and FIne Gael have said Mary Lou McDonald must publish Sinn Féin's manifesto before a televised debate this evening. Alamy Alamy

  • Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has said an altercation Fine Gael candidate John McGahon was involved in in 2018 was ‘anything but a scuffle’, adding images of injuries are ‘shocking’
  • Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are calling on Sinn Féin to publish its manifesto ahead of a televised debate tonight
  • Tánasite and party leader Micheál Martin is with candidate Jim O’Callaghan campaigning in Dublin
  • Sinn Féin’s Mairéad Farrell and Pearse Doherty will discuss their party’s six steps to end the waste of public funds in Dublin later today
  • Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman and candidates announced work/life balance proposals in Dublin this morning, stating that people should not but paid work before other aspects of their lives.
  • Fine Gael ministers Helen McEntee and Paschal Donohoe are in Cork this afternoon and will, maybe, do a bit of shopping at the markets
  • People Before Profit‘s Conor Reddy published the party’s policies for better protections for those renting and younger people seeking a home, calling for the reinstatement of the eviction ban and a reduction in rents.
  • Culture is central to Labour’s announcements today, with party spokesperson Marie Sherlock announcing plans to invest more into the arts

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