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A new Red C/Paddy Power poll for RTÉ Radio One’s Today with Seán O’Rourke show published this morning.

RTÉ reports:

Today’s Paddy Power/Red C poll surveyed over 1,000 voters and was conducted between 4 February and 8 February, the first few days of the campaign.

The findings show: Fine Gael at 30%, down 1 compared to the last Red C on Sunday. Labour at 8% (-2), Fianna Fáil at 18% (+1), Sinn Féin on 17% (no change), Green Party 2% (no change) and Independents/ Others at 25% (+2).

Poll suggests slip in support for Govt parties (RTÉ)

Pic: RTE

In Wicklow town earlier today.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny is heckled outside the constituency office of Fine Gael’s Andrew Doyle.

And in Portlaw, Co. Waterford…

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Video Fergal O’Brien, pic Cfariw

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Students and general election candidates at a mock election in Galway this morning; and students counting the votes

Second-year business students at Galway/Mayo Institute of Technology held an election debate and mock election involving the general election candidates from the Galway West/South Mayo constituency this morning.

The results…

First place went to Niall Ó Tuathail of the Social Democrats, followed by Fine Gael’s John O’Mahony and Independent Senator Fidelma Healy Eames, who finished third.

Independent Mike Hubbard finished fourth while Independent Noel Grealish finished fifth.

Public Debate (GMIT)

Pics via GMIT

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Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis will attend a Right2Water/Right2Change protest in Dublin on Saturday, February 20 – ahead of the general election on Friday, February 26.

Meanwhile, free Saturday?

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Speakers at Saturday’s event will include John Barry, Maude Barlow, John Hilary, Ann Pettifor  and Yanis Varoufakis, via video link.

Tickets are €10 from here.

Yanis Varoufakis to campaign with anti-water charges group (Irish Times)

Right2Change Conference (Facebook)

“For me a big issue would be abortion. If we could get rid of abortion out of Ireland, I think everything would turn around.”

Thud.

From a general election vox pop on RTÉ’s Six One last night.

Previously: 18 Days To Go

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Earlier today.

At Dogpatch Labs in the CHQ Building in Dublin where Fine Gael launched its Better Services whatsit.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny listens to Black Eyed Peas apparently.

It’s not a caption competition until…

Mark Stedman/Rollingnews

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This afternoon.

Buswells Hotel on Molesworth Street, Dublin 2.

The launch of the Anti Austerity Alliance/People Before Profit (AAA/PBP) General Election 2016 ‘common principles’. To wit:

A new type of politics, based on people power
Real recovery for 99% means challenging rule of 1% – Apple should pay back taxes, establish minimum effective corporation tax rate of 12.5%, introduce Millionaire’s Tax and establish debt audit commission
Public investment to develop quality services & infrastructure, strategic enterprise and create decent jobs
Scrap austerity taxes and reverse austerity cuts
Fight for equality – repeal the 8th amendment, end discrimination by schools, separate church and state…

Fight, etc.

Top from left: Brid Smith Richard Boyd-Barrett, unidentified  Ruth Coppinger, John Lyons and Paul Murphy.

AAA-PBP Launches ‘Common Principles: Radical Alternatives & Real Equality’ (Anto Austerity Alliance)

Pic: Mark Coughlan