All roads now lead to Saturday, the eighth of February.
The general election campaign officially got underway yesterday, after President Michael D Higgins dissolved the 32nd Dáil yesterday afternoon.
But what will the message be from the country’s two main parties in this campaign?
Simon Coveney, Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and TD for Cork South-Central and Jim O’Callaghan, Fianna Fáil Justice Spokesperson and TD for Dublin Bay South join Newstalk Breakfast