Two political opinion polls out today show a notable bounce for the Green Party - which is up four points in both.
When it comes to Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil, a Sunday Times Behaviour and Attitudes poll of 954 voters between May 2nd and 14th puts both parties level at 28%.
Meanwhile, a Red C poll of 2,000 adults for the Sunday Business Post between May 6th and 16th puts Fianna Fáil just four points behind.
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The UK prime minister's starting Brexit discussions tomorrow to try to convince politicians to back her withdrawal agreement.
It returns to Westminster next month for the fourth time, and Theresa May's offering MPs what she's calling a "bold offer".
The biggest sticking point remains the measures designed to prevent a hard border in Northern Ireland.
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Austria's Chancellor has called for an early election after the resignation of his vice chancellor and coalition partner.
Heinz-Christian Strache - who leads the Freedom Party - was filmed apparently promising government contracts to a fake Russian backer.
Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has asked the President to set a date for a new election "as soon as possible".
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There was one winner of last night's Lotto jackpot worth over €6.1 million.
The winning ticket was sold in the North East.
The numbers drawn were 1, 7, 9, 18, 22, 33 and the bonus number was 17.
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The Netherlands has won this year's Eurovision.
Duncan Laurence secured victory with his song "Arcade" in Tel Aviv.
Ireland didn't make it to the final.
Madonna performed wearing an eye patch while the votes were counted.
She defied calls for a boycott - using one of her lyrics to tell the crowd "music helps the people come together".
