Irish General Election Date Announced

Tonight we're talking all about the new Wicklow/Wexford constituency. We're joined by Brian Brennan, Fine Gael Candidate. Green party candidate Ann Walsh. Sinn Fein candidate Fionntán Ó Suilleabháin and Fianna Fáil candidate Malcolm Byrne.

Tonight on our housing debate special we're joined by Richard O Donohue, Independent Ireland. Catherine Connolly, Independent candidate. Tom Gould Sinn Fein. Laura Harmon Labour candidate. Mary Fitzpatrick, Fianna Fail. James Geoghegan, Fine Gael candidate and Rory Hearne-Social Democrats.

Tonight we were joined by Timmy Dooley, Fianna Fail candidate for Clare. Mattie McGrath, Independent candidate for Tipperary. Sadhbh O’Neill, Labour candidate for Waterford. Darren O’Rourke, Sinn Fein candidate for Meath East. Alan Farrell, Fine Gael candidate for Dublin Fingal East and Marc Ó Cathasaigh, Green Party candidate.

Senator Barry Ward, Fine Gael Darren O’Rourke, Sinn Féin TD for Meath East. Michael Fitzmaurice-Independent, TD for Roscommon/Galway and Louise Burne-Political Correspondent with the Irish Daily Mirror

Erol Morkoc, Spokesman for Republicans overseas UK. Senator Barry Ward, Fine Gael Darren O’Rourke, Sinn Féin TD for Meath East. Michael Fitzmaurice-Independent, TD for Roscommon/Galway and Louise Burne-Political Correspondent with the Irish Daily Mirror

Senator Barry Ward, Fine Gael Darren O’Rourke, Sinn Féin TD for Meath East. Michael Fitzmaurice-Independent, TD for Roscommon/Galway and Louise Burne-Political Correspondent with the Irish Daily Mirror

Dr Theresa Reidy, Political Scientist in UCC; Dr Kevin Cunningham, Lecturer in Politics at TU Dublin and founder of Ireland Thinks; Elaine Loughlin, Political Editor with the Irish Examiner; Dr Lorcan Sirr, Senior Lecturer in Housing at TU Dublin

Dr Theresa Reidy, Political Scientist in UCC; Dr Kevin Cunningham, Lecturer in Politics at TU Dublin and founder of Ireland Thinks; Elaine Loughlin, Political Editor with the Irish Examiner; Dr Lorcan Sirr, Senior Lecturer in Housing at TU Dublin

Dr Theresa Reidy, Political Scientist in UCC; Dr Kevin Cunningham, Lecturer in Politics at TU Dublin and founder of Ireland Thinks; Elaine Loughlin, Political Editor with the Irish Examiner; Dr Lorcan Sirr, Senior Lecturer in Housing at TU Dublin

Christina Finn, Political Editor for The Journal, reports that a search at the former family home of Kyran Durnin in Dundalk, Co Louth has been stood down for the night and will enter a third day tomorrow.