Election candidates continue to pound the campaign trail today as they enter the first full weekend of the race to the 30th Dail.
The Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern will be on the hustings in Galway, Ennis, Newcastlewest and Thurles.
Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny will canvass in the Limerick East, Clare and Galway West constituencies before returning to his home in Castlebar, Co Mayo.
The Labour leader Pat Rabbitte will be campaigning in Dublin Central, Dublin South, Dublin South Central and Wicklow over the bank holiday weekend and will spend Monday in his own constituency of Dublin South West.
Co Longford is the destination for Tánaiste Michael McDowell today where he will be supporting sitting TD Mae Sexton.
Mr McDowell's Progressive Democrats party is due to launch the next phase of its election campaign on Monday.
Green Party leader Trevor Sargent will be on the hustings in his own Dublin North constituency. He will also launch a policy document on environmental protection on Monday before hitting the campaign trail in Carlow, Kilkenny and Wicklow on Tuesday.
Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams will be meeting candidates in Dublin today as he marks the 26th anniversary of the death of hunger striker Bobby Sands. The party's women's manifesto will also be launched.