Parties focus campaign on climate and cost of living

In the General Election, and with just three days of campaigning left, three parties will be publishing policies on the cost of living, with two others focusing on climate action.

The Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin will be campaigning in the Dublin South Central constituency, with Senator Catherine Ardagh, before preparing for tonight's leaders debate on RTÉ.

Fianna Fail's Dublin West candidate Jack Chambers, along with Dublin Central candidate Mary Fitzpatrick, will set out the party's priorities to safeguard our economy from international shocks and outline cost of living measures to support families, workers and businesses.

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald will also be campaigning in Dublin South Central with her party's three candidates Aengus Ó Snodaigh, Cllr Máire Devine and Cllr Daithí Doolan, before preparing for the leader's debate.

This afternoon, Sinn Féin's Pearse Doherty, Louise O'Reilly and Eoin Ó Broin will set out their party's plans to deliver long-term reductions in the cost of living for workers and families.

For Fine Gael, Paschal Donohoe and Minister Peter Burke will be stressing the importance of economic stability to attract foreign direct investment and drive future economic growth.

Fine Gael leader Simon Harris will also be preparing for the leader's debate.

Labour Party Fingal East candidate Duncan Smith and Fingal West candidate Cllr Rob O'Donoghue are due to unveil their party's plans on how to decarbonise Ireland's transport system and invest in reliable public transport and active travel.

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Green Party leader Roderic O'Gorman will outline his climate action credentials at an event in Waterford with local candidate Marc Ó'Cathasaigh and their candidate for Offaly Pippa Hackett.

Social Democrats will hold two policy launches. Gary Gannon of Dublin Central, Eoin Ó Broin of Dublin Mid-West and Sinéad Gibney of Dublin Rathdown will outline the party's cost of living measures.

Cork South-Central candidate Cllr Pádraig Rice, along with outgoing deputy and former leader Catherine Murphy, will launch the party’s workers’ rights policy in Cork.

People Before Profit's Dublin North-West candidate Cllr Conor Reddy will launch his party's youth manifesto today in Trinity College Dublin, along with leader Richard Boyd Barrett and Meath East candidate Clara McCormack. The policy is entitled: "No Country for Young People".

Meanwhile, the Independents4Change candidate in Dublin Central, Clare Daly, is due to outline vision for the constituency, and beyond this afternoon. She is due to be joined by former Independent Dublin Central TD, Maureen O’Sullivan, and civil rights campaigner, Bernadette McAliskey.