As the first seven days of the campaign is marked, parties continue with their campaigns to maximise votes for the May 24th polling day.
Fianna Fáil is today holding a press conference on the economy hosted by the Minister for Finance Brian Cowen, the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment, Micheal Martin and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dermot Ahern.
Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny is to tour the north Dublin constituencies while his party holds a briefing on infectious diseases control.
The Labour leader Pat Rabbitte will be campaigning in Bray while Sinn Féin leaders will begin a tour of Gaeltacht areas, beginning with Co Donegal.
The Greens are holding an all-Ireland parliamentary party meeting in Dublin, attended by its first Northern Ireland Assembly MLA, Brian Wilson.