Irish political parties vying to lead the next government after a national election on Nov. 29 have published their manifestos, setting out their policies and how they will finance them.

Just days before Ireland’s general election, Prime Minister Simon Harris has seen his support erode with his Fine Gael party slipping slightly behind both its coalition partner and the main opposition party,

Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris' Fine Gael party has slipped into third place after losing a quarter of its support in less than two weeks, according to one of the final opinion polls before Friday's general election.

The latest poll comes after Mr Harris apologised over the weekend after facing criticism for his handling of an encounter with a disability care worker while canvassing in Cork on Friday

With just days to go until polling day, the latest opinion poll shows a significant drop for Fine Gael. This final Ispos poll for The Irish Times reveals that support for Fine Gael is down six points to 19%. The party is now placing in third among the larger parties.

The dissolution of Ireland's parliament brought to an end the four-and-a-half-year lifespan of the historic Fine Gael, Fianna Fail and Green Party coalition government. It could be some time before the successors are finalised.

Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris' Fine Gael party has seen its lead over both its main coalition partner and the main opposition party narrow significantly ahead of a general election on Friday, an opinion poll showed.