The three main political parties will spend the next two days setting out their strategies for the upcoming Dáil term.

The Seanad referendum and the budget will be centre stage as Fine Gael, Labour and Fianna Fáil all hold their annual 'think-ins'.

A slightly smaller than normal Fine Gael Parliamentary Party will get together, minus the reform alliance members who were booted out for defying the whip on the abortion vote.

Enda Kenny will rally his inner troops for the Seanad referendum, while the party will also set out its stall for the budget on October 15th.

That budget will also be centre stage for Labour in County Meath while Fianna Fáil are determined the Seanad referendum is their opportunity to capitalise as they're the only main party campaigning to keep it.