The latest setback for Fine Gael in this campaign came as Simon Harris had an encounter with a care worker in Cork. The Taoiseach spoke to Charlotte Fallon, a disability worker with St Joseph’s Foundation, where she told him carers “were ignored” and the Government has “done nothing for us”.

Taoiseach Simon Harris has said it is “all still to play for” in this Friday’s election following a sharp six-point drop in support for Fine Gael. A poll, published by the Irish Times/Ipsos B&A on Monday morning,

Support for Fine Gael has slumped by six percentage points with days to go before Friday’s General Election, according to the latest poll.

Taoiseach Simon Harris’s party now trails both Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin, an Irish Times/Ipsos B&A survey indicates

The poll shows Fianna Fáil in the lead on 21%, up two points, with Sinn Féin up one to 20% and Fine Gael down six in just two weeks to 19%